Donald Trump Jr.’s new wife, Bettina, is confirming that her May wedding weekend celebration was partially funded by a man with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a post on her Instagram page Monday morning signed by the couple, Bettina Trump wrote that the man, Umar Kremlev, was a “dear friend,” who “very generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations for us AFTER our wedding.”

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Liudmyla Ryzhak gets ready for her wedding to her fiancee Leonid Ryzhak in their damaged apartment, following a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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A man sits with a child injured, according to Iranian media, in a strike on a home where a wedding was being held in Kuhestak, southern Iran, at a hospital in Menab, Iran, early Wednesday, Sept.2, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

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FILE - Maggie Gyllenhaal attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Bride!" at The Rose Theater Jazz at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, March 3, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

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This photo provided by Jolene Gosha shows Venus Patel, left, walking his friend, Pratik Jhaveri, center, down the wedding aisle in Collinsville, Ill., June 18, 2022. CORRECTION: Corrects Jolene's surname from Gosh to Gosha. (Jolene Gosha via AP)

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A wedding photo taken by Miranda Murdock that shows relatives who were killed in a home outside Billings, Mont., is displayed at a memorial site on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

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Newlyweds Scarlett Rocha, right, and Fabiana Justiniano serve fettuccine at their home in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)