Daily Beast: Kremlin Media Still Like Bernie, 'Cause They Love Trump

[TomCADem]

16. How Much Is Vladimir Putin Actually Worth?

Well, given that BS likes to focus on billionaire influence, it seems that Bernie has the backing of the biggest billionaire on the planet.

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a14480615/vladimir-putin-net-worth/

Vladimir Putin could be the richest man in the world. Take that, President Trump.

Last year, Hermitage Capital Management CEO Bill Browder told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he believes the Russian president is "the richest man in the world" with a net worth of $200 billion. Browder has some bona fides to back up his Russia connections; the financier's firm was once the largest portfolio investor in Russia.

Celebritynetworth.com has a more conservative estimate: $70 billion, which matches the figure Russian political analyst Stanislav Belkovsky gave the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in 2012. Forbes, the universally accepted source of wealth information, has dubbed the former KGB agent "the world's most powerful person" but does not give an estimate of his net worth.

A spokesperson for the publication told Town & Country earlier this year that's because they haven't been able to figure it out: "While Forbes has been able to track money tied to Putin’s allies, we have not been able to come up with a defensible, provable estimate of his net worth."