Rumours have been circulating around that the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is allegedly a billionaire. According to Business Insider Germany, these claims have been mostly made from pro-Russian accounts on the internet. Are these allegations true?
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Zelenskyy’s rumoured wealth
It all started when a meme started making rounds on the internet claiming that Zelenskyy is worth $1.4 billion dollars. Many were shocked to hear this. One even commented that he has more wealth than ‘Will Smith, Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle combined’.
Lee Stranahan, an American presenter on a Russian owned channel, also weighed in his thoughts on Twitter with the following question
Why is Zelenskyy a billionaire?
— Lee Stranahan 🇷🇺 (@stranahan) April 16, 2022
Why is Zelenskyy a billionaire?
Volodymyr Zelenckyy, previously an actor, became president of Ukraine in April 2019. Before his presidency, he worked in several movies and TV shows like Servants of the People. Factually he owns 25 per cent of the shares in the production house that produces this comedy show. In addition to shares, the Ukrainian president is also said to own some real estate and property shares worth around four million dollars, including an expensive flat in the centre of Kyiv.
As per Forbes, Zelenskyy and his wife have around two million dollars in their bank account and another million with cars and jewellery. Rumour has it that the Ukrainian president also owns luxury yachts, private jets and shares in Tesla and Meta, among others, however, this could not be proven.
This article is translated from GentsideDE.
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