Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council and a vocal critic of Western nations, has reportedly purchased a 3.5-million-pound ($4.4 million) luxury yacht manufactured in the United Kingdom.
The vessel, named Hurry Up, was produced by Plymouth-based Princess Yachts in 2024 and imported into Russia through a foundation allegedly linked to Medvedev, according to the investigative outlet The Insider.
The foundation, known as the Foundation for the Support of National Maritime Programs, facilitated the import through a related company, documents reveal.
The foundation is headed by Dmitry Ustratov, an associate of Ilya Yeliseyev, a long-time confidant of Medvedev and overseer of his financial interests.
Although the foundation received 2.3 billion rubles ($21.2 million) in donations in 2023, its philanthropic efforts appear modest. Media reports suggest its most publicized initiative was providing kayaking equipment to a youth organization in the Moscow-occupied Kherson region of Ukraine.
Medvedev, known for his lavish lifestyle, already owns a fleet of luxury yachts. These include the Italian-built GV, valued at 4 million pounds and the Universe, a 74-meter megayacht worth an estimated 82 million pounds.
The Universe boasts features such as a helipad and secure communications systems and is reportedly financed by oligarch Igor Yusufov via an offshore entity in the Cayman Islands.
His latest reported acquisition stands in stark contrast to Medvedev’s fiery rhetoric against the U.K.
He recently labeled Britain a “perennial enemy” of Russia and claimed it could be “wiped off the map” by Russian missiles.
This article was first published by bne IntelliNews.
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London must still be nuked?
Only the South of England. They are no Anglos anyway. 😁
Britain, are you proud?
Maybe it will self detonate once the walking vodka bottle uses it.
Then that would be a reason to be proud!
Obviously not.
I doubt if the builders of this knew who would be the recipient. If they did, they deserve to be shot.
There is no magaputler movement in the UK; no Breitbart/Hateway Pundit/Rogan media.
There is trumpkov’s mini-me Nigel Farage though. Farage is as big a putler-rimmer as trumpkov but will never get power. I expect his shit party to get decimated at the next election and Kemi Badenoch become PM.
How does such a yacht end up in the hands of a ruskie mafioso? And the likes of this drunk monkey, no less. Doesn’t the British government have a system of controls over what goes where?
Princess will have completed all the due diligence required for the build and delivery of the Boat, aided by the Department for Trade plus other Official Departments.
The nazis have much experience in hiding their purchases in layer upon layer of fake Companies as have all wealthy states and people, for reasons of fraud, corruption and tax evasion.
From my own experience the only people who know who a Boat is for even when the Owner makes their identity known are the Few relevant Directors.
The Boat is given a build number and only named at the Launch, that is if there is a Launch Ceremony.
I have, in previous Careers, sent Boats without one, the Boat going to it’s mooring and named there, with nobody knowing the end user or Boat name.
Thanks for the info. It seems that with our significant intelligence and law enforcement capabilities, it should be possible to make sure no such items get into the wrong hands. The same goes for all sanctioned goods. I suppose there simply is no will to do so.
Probably too many scumbag Lawyers willing to launch frivolous lawsuits, too many scumbag Politicians, investment wankers and rich fuckers to actually say no, this is a scam.
What is needed is a remote self-destruct button.
Unfortunately, we have too many scumbags.