purports the National Gallery in London is removing a famous painting because one of the figures resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin
Dubbed "Putin’s Palace," the 190,000 square-foot mega-mansion was purportedly built for his personal use with funds from billionaire oligarchs, whom he allegedly allowed to flourish in Russia’s notoriously corrupt economy so long as they shared the wealth – with him. [...] Krivonogikh has declined to comment about Putin to reporters, but her daughter – who had tens of thousands of Instagram followers before recently deleting her account – has acknowledged to interviewers that she shares a resemblance to the President. [...] In the eyes of some longtime Putin observers, the enigmatic Russian leader has shifted his focus from pursuit of wealth to consolidation of power.