Kushner Approved To Build Luxury Compound In Serbia

Politico Europe reports:

After years of secretive negotiations and involvement from Serbia’s political elite, Jared Kushner’s investment firm Affinity Partners has officially secured a 99-year permit to develop a luxury compound in Belgrade. The deal has faced outrage in Serbia, centered mostly around the building’s historical significance — in particular, that a U.S. company would be redeveloping the symbol of a Washington-led bombing campaign.

Trump’s anti-establishment stances and his embrace of autocrats align well with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, who recently organized a grandiose welcome for Chinese President Xi Jinping and refuses to participate in sanctions against Russia. Critics suspect that leveraging deals with his son-in-law might be a way to pay forward for potential favors in the event of a second Trump administration.

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Jared Kushner’s investment firm now has a 99-year permit to develop a luxury compound in Belgrade.

Here’s an inside look at the deal — and why it’s caused outrage in Serbia: https://t.co/5vLpT3Ur8D pic.twitter.com/PHWIJzWPYQ

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