Why did Aras and Emin Agalarov spend $20 million on Miss Universe
13.11.2013. .. nibble ..
Forbes: Do you plan any joint projects with Donald Trump, may be construction ones?
A. A.: We discussed our joint projects right before our interview. We have just shared our views on such projects and he said they were quite interesting.
E. A.: We will complete one project and then go down to the next one. We may theoretically consider a possibility of building a Trump Tower as one of our sky-scrapers.
Aras Agalarov: building fashionable extravagance for the super-rich
By Will Stewart in Moscow 12:01AM GMT 30 Mar 2008 .. bit ..
Scottish baronial mansions, grand Mediterranean-style villas and vast, neo-Gothic castles are rising above the soaring pines just outside Moscow, where a community for Russia's super-rich is nearing completion.
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Mr Agalarov, who has an eye for business on a grand scale and has been described as the Russian equivalent of Donald Trump, told The Sunday Telegraph: "There are a considerable number of people who want to buy the houses. Naturally, I can't give you any names. Prices are between £7.5 million and £12.5 million. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1583335/Russia-builds-luxury-Agalarov-Estate.html
Just to add a tiny more insight into two of Trump's Russian friends, the Aras and Emin Agalarov father and son team.
Repeat again The Washington Post article you posted here