Putin and his 40$bn fortune

[macllyr]

Source: The Guardian, UK; Le Monde, France; Die Welt, Germany

Asked how much Putin was worth, Belkovsky said: "At least $40bn. Maximum we cannot know. I suspect there are some businesses I know nothing about." He added: "It may be more. It may be much more.

Read more: www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,,2230924,00.html

[MiniMe]

1. I bet he has it in Euros and not US$

[rAVES]

2. Wonder if he can take all that with him when he dies...

[ixion]

3. pretty good for a 'civil servant'

eh?

Putin: "It's good to be the King" :eyes:

[bemildred]

4. Stanislav Belkovsky

During president Putin's second term in power, amidst the heated debate in Russia about Putin's further intentions, Belkovsky has been forecasting that the president will relinquish political power altogether, and assume a post designed simply to guarantee his personal security and wealth.<5>

The Nov 12, 2007, Die Welt<6> published his sensational allegations about Putin's personal wealth: Putin "controls a 4.5% stake in Gazprom, 37% in Surgutneftegaz" as well as 50% in the oil-trading company Gunvor, which is run by his close friend Gennady Timchenko.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Belkovsky

[Historic NY]

5. Not bad for an EX-KGB Communist.............

he must know where lots of skeleton's lay.

[rayofreason]

6. Consider if a US President retired with $40 Billion!

There wold be a huge outcry.

And you might get a different group of people running for office!