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Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Trump say Putin ally paid for some wedding festivities as a 'gift'

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Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Bettina, confirmed that a Russian oligarch with ties to Vladimir Putin partially funded their wedding festivities as a gift. Ethics watchdogs have raised concerns about the potential conflict of interest, despite Trump Jr. being a private citizen.

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The incident raises questions about the influence of foreign nationals on the families of high-profile political figures and the ethics of accepting large gifts.

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Share Save Add as preferred on Google Daniel Bush Washington correspondent Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Bettina, disembark from Air Force One in Ireland on 12 September. Donald Trump Jr's wife, Bettina Trump, confirmed that their May wedding was paid for in part by an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A post on her Instagram account – attributed to the couple – said that two nights of their three-day wedding festivities on a private island in the Bahamas were partially funded by Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch with close ties to Putin.

The statement was released Monday after investigative journalism outlet ProPublica published a story detailing that Kremlev paid "hundreds of thousands of dollars" for the celebration.

Donald Trump Jr, the president's eldest son, is a private citizen, so it is not illegal for him to accept gifts from a foreign national.

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