The reported mega-palace owned by Vladimir Putin can be seen on Google Maps. The revelation comes after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation released a documentary about the property, claiming Putin uses the palace as his own private home, something the Russian president has denied.
The Kremlin alleges that the home is a business venture owned by various businessmen. However, the murky world of the Russian mega-rich has led to speculation that it could actually belong to the Russian president himself.
Google's technology allows people to drop a pin and take a look around pretty much anywhere on Earth. So, the house that supposedly belongs to an authoritarian world leader currently responsible for a war in Ukraine – that has seen several thousand reported deaths and the displacement of around 1.5 million people – may be of interest.
