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Putin-tied oligarch funded Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding
By The BriefBrief · Sources (16)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 15, 2026 at 6:08 AM ET
Summary: A ProPublica report says Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman and president of the International Boxing Association with ties to Vladimir Putin, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrations in the Bahamas. The report is discussed by ProPublica journalist Liz Landers and Justin Elliot.
WHO: ProPublica; Umar Kremlev; Liz Landers; Justin Elliot
WHAT: ProPublica reported that Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrations.
WHEN: Sep 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM ET
WHERE: Bahamas
WHY: The report describes who paid for the wedding celebrations and the alleged connection to Putin-tied ties.
How this story developed (showing 3 of 3 earlier reports)
Sources (16):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Deutsche Welle,
Financial Times,
Global News Canada,
NBC News,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Sky News,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WSJ World News
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