This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. The Cirillo-designed Black Sea mansion, believed to have been built for Vladimir Putin, features a theatre, casino and underground ice-hockey rink Around 100 agents of the Guardia di Finanza law enforcement agency searched the villa that is owned by Cirillo’s wife as part of an ongoing investigation for alleged money laundering and tax evasion from 2013 to 2019, Giornale di Brescia reports. Officers confiscated a dozen “highly valuable” paintings after it transpired that they had not been registered with the authorities as required by Italian law. Cirillo’s private helicopter was also seized. The case has repositioned the spotlight on “Putin’s Palace”, which commentators believe Stroygazkomplekt, Cirillo’s former company, modelled on 18th-century Italianate estates including the Winter and Peterhof palaces in St Petersburg. Architectural plans obtained by the activist Alexei Navalny’s Anti Corruption Foundation (FBK) indicate that the sprawling $1bn complex contains a theatre, casino, underground ice-hockey rink, three helipads and a 74-hectare park. Putin has denied any connection to the palace, with Alexander Ponomarenko and Arkady Rotenberg, two wealthy allies, claiming ownership from 2011 and 2021 respectively. Construction work on the mansion began in 2005, before the whistleblower Sergei Kolesnikov first brought it to public attention five years later and FBK published a two-hour investigative documentary that has clocked up 1.25 million views since being posted on YouTube last year. “In Russia I am proud to have carried out important works, employing dozens of Italian companies and bringing the best of Italian skill to the homes of the most important people... however, I have already started to collaborate personally with the [trial] magistrate. And I will continue to do so until my position is fully clarified,” Cirillo told Giornale di Brescia. Cirillo was unavailable for comment. news11 January 2023Moscow-based architect, who built ‘Putin’s Palace’, refuses to return to Italy to face trialItalian Lanfranco Cirillo—whose 150-strong art collection was seized last year—will be tried in absentia by an Italian court next month for tax and money laundering crimes news13 April 2022Italian culture sector divided on whether museums should impose tougher sanctions on Russia or continue dialogueFormer Uffizi gallery director calls for cultural sanctions against Russia saying it "would be a huge slap in the face [for] the regime" Monday - Friday 9am-12pm / 2pm-6pm GMT + 1 All financial news and data tailored to specific country editions PAY ATTENTION: Follow YEN's WhatsApp channel for a daily dose of breaking news on the go! to host a dance class in Italy on Saturday Afronita dazzling in photos. Image Credit: @afronitaaaSource: InstagramAfronita to host dance class in ItalyThe event, organised by Sweet Hour Eventz is set to host the CEO of AfroStar Kids Academy It is dubbed Afro Night With Afronita and will take place at 10 pm at the Via Vittorio Emanuele ll Roncadelle Brescia This much-anticipated event forms part of the talented dancer's Europe tour, which follows a successful campaign in Spain. Read also Afronita and Dancegod Lloyd steal show in Spain with Azonto themed dance class PAY ATTENTION: All celebrity news in one place! Follow YEN's Facebook Broadcast channel and read on the go. In Spain, she hosted an Azonto dance class with other talented Ghanaian dancers Videos of her taking over the stage with Dancegod Lloyd and their electrifying stagecraft and dance moves went viral and caught the attention of many Below are details of the event that Afronita will be hosting in Italy: Many people in the comment section were overjoyed for Afronita when she announced it on her official Instagram page While some wished her the best, others talked about her successful year after coming third in BGT with her mentee, Abigail. Read also Chef Smith breakdances to Obrafour's Ayekoo slays in an apron in the kitchen in video: "Dance-a-thon loading" YEN.com.gh reported that Ghanaian dancer Afronita cried when her mother went on and on about how much she loved actress Nana Ama McBrown. Read also 3 others to win Best Actress Award in the US McBrown, in turn, told Afronita that she had also been an admirer of hers and continues to pray that her daughter, Baby Maxin The video touched many hearts in the comments as others also talked about their admiration for The Empress PAY ATTENTION: Stay informed and follow us on Google News!