# Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev helped fund Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding

https://mins.news/en/item/57941

- Meduza, 2026-09-14 15:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/14/russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-spent-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-to-help-fund-donald-trump-jr-s-bahamas-wedding

> ProPublica reports that Umar Kremlev, the Russian businessman who heads the International Boxing Association, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding through a Dubai-based entity affiliated with the IBA. Trump Jr.’s representative did not deny the payments and called Kremlev a personal friend. The report also details Kremlev’s criminal convictions, business acquisitions, and the IBA’s financial controversies.

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