NOT SO HIDDEN

Torrevieja, Alicante, Marbella, San Roque, Catalunya - The luxury villas in Spain owned by Russian supporters of Putin

By Walter Finch

The roll call of leading Russians all continue to enjoy their wealth and privileges in the West while endorsing and supporting the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

Among them is a prominent Russian film director known for his role in denigrating the West, including Spain, and spreading Kremlin propaganda.

Nikita Mikhalkov has been identified as the owner of a villa in San Roque, between Gibraltar and Marbella, according to records from the Spanish property registry.

We are not publishing its exact location, but it sits nestled among a number of similarly lavish villas facing out over a picturesque golf course.

It is co-owned by Mikhalkov’s wife, Tetiana, and their children, but holds significance as Mikhalkov fell under Western sanctions in December.

Mikhalkov has also allegedly invested in property by the prestigious five-star SHA hotel and wellness clinic on the

Costa Blanca. His daughter has three apartments in Alicante.

President Putin’s ex-wife Lyudmila is also reportedly the owner of a cliff-top mansion on the Costa Blanca.

The property is truly luxurious, looking out over the Mediterranean, boasting curvaceous architecture and a dol- phin-shaped pool. It also has the tell-tale name ‘Casa de Papa’ - Daddy’s House.

Further north, the parents of Russian Foreign Minister Sergiy Lavrov’s son-in-law own two apartments in the outskirts of Girona, on the Costa Brava. Lavrov’s daughter, Ekaterina, has been spotted there.

His son-in-law Alexander Vinokurov meanwhile, faces sanctions for attending a mee- ting of oligarchs with Putin on the first day of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Yet his parents and wife still retain access to their Spanish apartments without any restrictions.

Let’s also not forget the incredible €40m mansion that President Putin is understood to own in the hills above Marbella.

The Olive Press has long reported on the luxury villa lo-