Luxury watches, apartments abroad, accounts in Switzerland: what does Volodymyr Zelensky really have, and the political elites of Ukraine?
What to remember:
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Volodymyr Zelensky declares around 1 million euros in assets, including luxury watches, an apartment in London and an account in Switzerland.
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Petro Poroshenko, ex-president of the country, has a very substantial collection of art and more than 125 million euros, including a large part in cash. Forbes estimates his fortune to 1.7 billion euros.
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Vitali Klitschko, mayor of kyiv has more than 2.4 million assets.
Ukraine is a country renowned for the endemic corruption of its political class. After the Maidan Revolution in 2014, several measures in favor of the transparency of public life were implemented, in particular the obligation for political leaders to publish a detailed declaration of assets each year.
What does Volodymyr Zelensky really have? According to his declaration of assets, consulted by The Kyiv Independentthe 46 -year -old president has kept most of his property accumulated before entering politics. Among them: several luxury watches (Breguet, Rolex, Tag Heuer, Bovet), already listed in his first declaration in 2019, but also shares in 76 commercial brands linked to the Kvartal 95 Studio, the production company which made it famous as an actor.
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On the real estate level, Zelensky no longer holds certain goods he had before his mandate (a house near kyiv, a house in Italy and various non -residential premises). He still has an apartment of 132 m² in kyiv, two parking spaces, shares in two other apartments held with partners, and a lease on an apartment of 92 m² in the United Kingdom.
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One million euros for thee couple Zelensky
In 2024, its annual income raised around 330,000 euros from state bonds, rental income, interest, fees and its presidential salary of just over 7,000 euros.
His wife, Olena Zelenska, has an apartment in Crimea (bought before the Russian annexation) and another large apartment in kyiv through a company registered in Cyprus. In total, the Zelensky couple has around one million euros in financial assets, including nearly 350,000 euros in a Swiss account.
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The former billionaire president
Besides them, other figures of Ukrainian politics exhibit much more spectacular heritage. Petro Poroshenko, former billionaire president, has an immense collection of art, around twenty properties and more than 125 million euros, a large part in cash. If he transferred Lhe actions of his confectionery company to his son Oleksiy, in 2025, Forbes evaluated the net fortune of Poroshenko at 1.7 billion euros.
Vitali Klitschko, former world boxing champion and now mayor of kyiv has more than 2.4 million euros in assets, a white Yamaha piano at 21,500 euros, several collection watches and cars.
