Svetlana Maniovich's family allegedly spent €850,000 renting a villa in Saint Tropez and €250,000 on yachts between 2013 and 2018
A socialite, the former wife of a Russian minister, whose lavish shopping trips in Europe sparked outrage, has become the latest target of anti-Putin activists.
Russian opposition groups plan to protest outside the home of Svetlana Maniovich, who was once married to Russia's deputy defense minister and lives a lavish lifestyle of holidays, champagne and lavish clothing, even as the Putin regime wages its bloody war in Ukraine.< /p>
Activists want Mrs. Maniovich banned from living in or visiting France because of her ex-husband's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. They also believe that her assets should be frozen and she should be “driven out of Europe.”
Ms Maniovich made lavish purchases in Geneva, Paris and Belgium, spending more than €100,000 on a diamond ring and €150,000 on a pair of earrings, according to leaked emails obtained by the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). a for-profit organization set up by Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned leader of the Russian opposition.
Her family allegedly spent €850,000 renting a villa in Saint-Tropez and €250,000 on yachts between 2013 and 2018.
A Her birthday party in Istanbul in 2018 reportedly cost €178,000.
Leaked emails detailing Svetlana Maniovich's expenses were obtained by an organization set up by Alexei Navalny, an imprisoned leader of the Russian opposition (pictured). claim that her alleged divorce from Timur Ivanov last August is a sham.
They claim that the divorce was a ploy so she could avoid the EU sanctions that were imposed on her husband and that the two of them stay together couple.
A rally near her luxurious home in the French capital is scheduled for Sunday.
«Anyone in Paris? We are organizing an event for everyone who is not satisfied that war criminals live comfortably in Europe,” Maria Pevchikh, head of the FBK investigation department, wrote on Twitter.
— We will gather at Maniovich’s apartment, demanding sanctions for this and other criminals who love Putin,” she said.
Democratic activists described the socialite as «your guide to the world of extreme Russian glamour. She exudes wealth. Diamonds, furs, Rolls-Royces — she has everything and more.
“She loves to go shopping. Unfortunately, Moscow does not meet her fashion needs, so she has to go to Paris.”
“In-person meetings in high-end stores”
Activists say Ms. Maniovich arranged face-to-face meetings in high-end jewelry stores.
“Here she buys €150,000 earrings and €104,000 rings made for her. As crazy as it sounds, she is completely allowed to come to the EU and walk the Champs-Elysées, spending the money her husband made from bombing apartment buildings, killing children and beheading soldiers in Ukraine. Every euro she spends at Hermes and Cartier in Paris is a blood-soaked euro.»
Mr. Ivanov was said to be involved in the rebuilding of Mariupol, «the city Putin razed to the ground and occupied «. «.
The FBK said that the minister amassed huge wealth on corruption, taking kickbacks from developers in exchange for granting them construction contracts, including in Mariupol.
«Ivanov receives kickbacks from whomever he entrusts the Ministry of Defense with construction contracts,” Ms. Pevchikh said.
The Anti-Corruption Fund was created by Mr. Navalny in 2011.
The most famous Russian a critic of President Putin is serving more than 11 years in prison for alleged fraud and contempt of court.
Mr Navalny's supporters said last week that he had suddenly lost weight and sharp abdominal pains led them to suspect he slowly poison.
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