Fact Check: Rumor Says Ukraine's President Zelenskyy Bought a Casino in Cyprus. Here Are the Facts Alex Kasprak June 5, 2024
In sum, the claim that Zelenskyy purchased a casino in Cyprus is belied by the fact that the owners of that casino say they have not sold it, by the fact that the original reporting on the claim was based on a fake website, and by the fact that this original reporting was deleted. Because no real evidence supports the claim, Snopes rates it "False."
Rating: False In early June 2024, accounts on X began sharing the claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — at the height of his country's fight against Russian military occupation — purchased a resort in Cyprus named the Vuni Palace Casino Resort and Hotel the previous month.
The claim was first made in a since-deleted June 1, 2024, story by the Turkish news outlet OdaTV. It was then amplified, in part, by an account on X, Aussie Cossack, that describes itself as a "registered foreign agent for Sputnik News" — a Russian state-controlled media agency
