Pushilin Privatizes Seized Donetsk Palace from Akhmetov; Crimea Property to Gazprom

Russian-backed Donetsk authorities, led by Denis Pushilin, are formalizing the privatization of the Donetsk Palace hotel, previously seized from Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov. A similar scheme in Crimea transferred Akhmetov's property to a Gazprom-linked structure. This consolidates asset expropriation in occupied territories, signaling continued economic integration and property redistribution under Russian control.