Who Is Umar Kremlev? The Russian Businessman With Ties to Putin Who Partly Funded Trump Jr.’s Wedding Celebrations

A Russian businessman with ties to the country’s President Vladimir Putin footed the bill for celebrations following the wedding of President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., Trump Jr. and his wife, Bettina, have confirmed.Oligarch Umar Kremlev’s contributions to the wedding festivities were first reported by ProPublica, which wrote that the Russian businessman spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to rent out a private island in the Bahamas and a fireworks show. The outlet reported that the guest list included roughly 50 guests, including family members, close friends, and Kremlev, who according to ProPublica was part of a larger group of Russian guests whose presence was a source of confusion for other attendees.Trump Jr. and Bettina Trump shared a statement on social media in response to criticism over his financial involvement in the event, defending what she described as an “extraordinarily generous wedding gift from a friend” and denying any political motive behind Kremlev’s attendance. “Our dear friend Umar very generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations for us AFTER our wedding,” they wrote in a post on Bettina Trump’s Instagram on Monday in a caption tha...