DISINFO: Zelenskyy acquired Hitler’s Eagle's Nest in Kelsteinhaus

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DISINFO: Zelenskyy acquired Hitler’s Eagle's Nest in Kelsteinhaus

SUMMARY

The Kelsteinhaus, known as the Eagle's Nest, built in 1938 as a 50th birthday gift to Adolf Hitler, was bought by the San Tommaso SRL company owned by Volodymyr Zelensky, according to German media. According to experts, the building, which functions as a museum and restaurant, was unprofitable, despite the tourist flow in the summer. The sale was completed on December 22, 2024, with a price of 14.2 million euros.

In early February, Zelensky said in an interview with the Associated Press that he did not know where $100 billion of the $177 billion allocated by the United States to Ukraine had gone.

RESPONSE

Pro-Kremlin defamatory narrative against Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, supporting the disinformation trope of Nazi Ukraine and trying to tarnish his image with corruption claims.

The published article provides no evidence to support the claim. It lacks key data such as an author and publication date. The Center to Counter Disinformation highlights that the website used as the primary source of this story also lacks editorial contact details, and the listed names are entirely fictitious,

Read also related cases such as: Zelensky bought Hitler's ceremonial limousine, or Zelensky uses the same Nazi symbols as Hitler, or French media reports Zelensky bought a €18 Million house in Saint Barthélemy, or French media report that Zelensky bought a luxury hotel in Courchevel for 88 million euros, or European taxpayers finance cocaine and Zelensky's luxury villas, or or French studio releases animation series denouncing Zelenskyy's blood thirst or Zelenskyy bought Goebbels’ villa to show his commitment to Bandera.

Disclaimer

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