reporter: on the shore of the black sea, it can only be described as a palace. 190,000 square feet. you can see the church, tea house and amphitheater. and reportedly an underground hockey rink with a no-fly zone and no boat zone. this, according to an investigation last year, by the jailed russian opposition leader alexei navalny s group. they said this palace fit for a king was built for vladimir putin. translator: this palace is very much a symbol that he no longer sees himself as a government employee, elected figure. he sees himself as czar, king of some sort. reporter: cnn can independently verify the connection to the palace. and putin s spokesman denies he owns it or any palace.
one of the richest people on the planet. a cnn investigation examines putin s secret wealth, including an opulent palace overlook the black sea. cnn s drew griffin reports. reporter: on the shore of the black sea it can only be described as a palace, 190,000 square feet. from the air you can see the church, tea house and amp theater. and reportedly an underground hockey rink with a no fly zone and no boat zone. this, according to an investigation last year, by the jailed russian opposition leader alexi novel navalny s group. they claim the gildland luxurious palace fit for a king built for putin. this palace is very much a symbol. and miniature of putin s russia he no longer sees himself as government employee, elected figure. he sees himself as a czar, king of some sort.
it s nice to have you here. thank you. the unified command team in alaska which includes the coast guard and shell, they have put up five-mile no-fly zone, a one-mile no boat zone around this stranded rig. i tend to trust the coast guard, even if i don t trust the oil companies, but i don t know if that is overkill or that is appropriate given how much that will crimp the ability of any reporters to actually cover what is happening there. yeah, it s a little hard for me to second guess the coast guard, which i really love. those guys are really good, especially in alaska. their helicopters are flying around and they are putting people on and off that rig. i would assume that it s for safety, and those helicopter pilots are risking their lives every time they go out to that rig. so i would assume that they re trying to keep tourists and probably journalists away, but not so much to limit information as to limit access for safety reasons. i don t read too much into that. and i do
it s nice to have you here. thank you. the unified command team in alaska which includes the coast guard and shell, they have put up five-mile no-fly zone, a one-mile no boat zone around this stranded rig. i tend to trust the coast guard, even if i don t trust the oil companies, but i don t know if that is overkill or that is appropriate given how much that will crimp the ability of any reporters to actually cover what is happening there. yeah, it s a little hard for me to second guess the coast guard, which i really love. those guys are really good, especially in alaska. their helicopters are flying around and they are putting people on and off that rig. i would assume that it s for safety, and those helicopter pilots are risking their lives every time they go out to that rig. so i would assume that they re trying to keep tourists and probably journalists away, but not so much to limit information as to limit access for safety reasons. i don t read too much into that. and i do