NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has disclosed that his earnings over the previous six years haven’t exceeded $1 million, as per monetary statements launched by Russia’s Central Election Fee (CEC). The data point out that Putin’s revenue from 2018 to 2024 amounted to roughly 67.6 million rubles, equal to round $753,000. This sum encompasses his presidential wage, earnings from financial institution deposits, a army pension, and proceeds from property gross sales, a Newsweek report stated.
Compared, the President of the USA receives an annual wage of $400,000. The disclosure of Putin’s monetary particulars coincides with the method of Russia’s presidential election in March. Putin, who has led the nation as president from 2000 to 2008 and from 2012 onwards, with an intervening interval as prime minister, is anticipated to safe his sixth time period. Nonetheless, there have been allegations from Western observers relating to the manipulation of election outcomes in Russia.
In keeping with the info Putin submitted to the CEC, he possesses financial savings totaling 54.5 million rubles (roughly $606,000) throughout ten financial institution accounts. His car assortment consists of two classic Soviet Union automobiles (GAZ M-21s) from the Nineteen Sixties, a Russian-made 4X4 from 2009, and a 1987 tenting trailer. Moreover, Putin owns an house and a storage in St. Petersburg and one other house in Moscow. Not included within the checklist are different properties believed to be related to Putin, similar to a summer time home in Sochi, a residence on the Black Coastline referred to as “Putin’s Palace,” and an opulent property close to the Finnish border, which was not too long ago documented.
On the identical day that Putin’s monetary data have been made public, his prospects for the 2024 election have been bolstered by the withdrawal of two rivals. Sergei Baburin of the Russian All-Folks’s Union get together ended his marketing campaign and endorsed Putin, emphasizing the necessity for unity among the many Russian populace throughout difficult occasions. The Democratic Occasion of Russia additionally introduced that its candidate, Irina Sviridova, didn’t collect the required 100,000 endorsement signatures to qualify for the March poll, main the get together to help Putin.
Regardless of these developments, a number of different presidential candidates stay within the race, together with Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of the struggle in Ukraine, who has not too long ago gained worldwide consideration.
Nadezhdin, a municipal council member in Russia, has quickly gained prominence by pledging to stop the hostilities in Ukraine if he triumphs over President Vladimir Putin within the upcoming March elections.
The 60-year-old’s appeals for halting the army engagement have mobilized quite a few Russians nationwide, eager to endorse his candidacy by signing up for his electoral marketing campaign.
Nonetheless, his rising reputation additionally casts a highlight on the extent of tolerance from the Kremlin, particularly throughout a interval when voicing opposition to the battle carries important political dangers.
(With inputs from companies)
Compared, the President of the USA receives an annual wage of $400,000. The disclosure of Putin’s monetary particulars coincides with the method of Russia’s presidential election in March. Putin, who has led the nation as president from 2000 to 2008 and from 2012 onwards, with an intervening interval as prime minister, is anticipated to safe his sixth time period. Nonetheless, there have been allegations from Western observers relating to the manipulation of election outcomes in Russia.
In keeping with the info Putin submitted to the CEC, he possesses financial savings totaling 54.5 million rubles (roughly $606,000) throughout ten financial institution accounts. His car assortment consists of two classic Soviet Union automobiles (GAZ M-21s) from the Nineteen Sixties, a Russian-made 4X4 from 2009, and a 1987 tenting trailer. Moreover, Putin owns an house and a storage in St. Petersburg and one other house in Moscow. Not included within the checklist are different properties believed to be related to Putin, similar to a summer time home in Sochi, a residence on the Black Coastline referred to as “Putin’s Palace,” and an opulent property close to the Finnish border, which was not too long ago documented.
On the identical day that Putin’s monetary data have been made public, his prospects for the 2024 election have been bolstered by the withdrawal of two rivals. Sergei Baburin of the Russian All-Folks’s Union get together ended his marketing campaign and endorsed Putin, emphasizing the necessity for unity among the many Russian populace throughout difficult occasions. The Democratic Occasion of Russia additionally introduced that its candidate, Irina Sviridova, didn’t collect the required 100,000 endorsement signatures to qualify for the March poll, main the get together to help Putin.
Regardless of these developments, a number of different presidential candidates stay within the race, together with Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of the struggle in Ukraine, who has not too long ago gained worldwide consideration.
Nadezhdin, a municipal council member in Russia, has quickly gained prominence by pledging to stop the hostilities in Ukraine if he triumphs over President Vladimir Putin within the upcoming March elections.
The 60-year-old’s appeals for halting the army engagement have mobilized quite a few Russians nationwide, eager to endorse his candidacy by signing up for his electoral marketing campaign.
Nonetheless, his rising reputation additionally casts a highlight on the extent of tolerance from the Kremlin, particularly throughout a interval when voicing opposition to the battle carries important political dangers.
(With inputs from companies)
