▁g ated ▁community . ▁ ▁A ▁massive ▁Italian ate - style ▁m ansion ▁cost ing ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁US $ 1   b ill ion ▁and ▁dub bed ▁" Put in ' s ▁Palace " ▁is ▁under ▁construction ▁near ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁village ▁of ▁Pr ask ove ev ka . ▁The ▁m ansion , ▁built ▁on ▁government ▁land ▁and ▁sport ing ▁ 3 ▁hel ip ads , ▁and ▁a ▁private ▁road ▁paid ▁for ▁from ▁state ▁funds ▁and ▁guard ed ▁by ▁officials ▁we aring ▁uniform s ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁Kre ml in ▁guard ▁service , ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁for ▁Put in ' s ▁private ▁use . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Serge i ▁K oles nik ov , ▁a ▁former ▁business ▁associate ▁of ▁Put in ' s , ▁told ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁News night ▁programme ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁ordered ▁by ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ig or ▁Se chin ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁palace . ▁Put in ' s ▁sp okes man ▁D mit ry ▁P esk ov ▁dismiss ed ▁K oles nik ov ' s ▁alleg ations ▁against ▁Put in ▁as ▁un true , ▁saying ▁that ▁" Put in ▁has ▁never ▁had ▁any ▁relationship ▁to ▁this ▁palace ." ▁ ▁P ets ▁▁ ▁Put in ' s ▁female ▁black ▁Lab r ador ▁Retrie ver ▁Kon ni ▁was ▁often ▁seen ▁at ▁the ▁President ' s ▁side , ▁and ▁was ▁sometimes ▁allowed ▁to ▁attend ▁meet ings ▁when ▁Put in ▁gre et ed ▁world ▁leaders ▁during ▁their ▁vis