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Investing $1.4 billion in an ex-russian base...with some of the BILLIONS hey got from the House of Saud... barely makes the newss?

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Are Investing $1.4 Billion To Turn Abandoned Soviet Weapons Base in Albania Into Luxury Island Resort

June 24, 2025
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Are Investing $1.4 Billion to Turn Abandoned Soviet Weapons Base In Albania Into Luxury Island Resort

Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, are set to invest a staggering $1.4 billion into turning an abandoned Soviet weapons base into a luxury island resort—as the former first daughter prepares to follow in her father's footsteps as a real estate developer.

Ivanka, 43, and Kushner, 44, who recently finished work on their family mansion in Miami, have spent the past year working on plans to transform the Albanian island of Sazan—one of the last undeveloped islands in the Mediterranean—into a must-visit destination for the wealthy and privileged.

The couple, who both served as senior advisors in President Donald Trump's first administration but opted not to rejoin his cabinet after his 2024 election win, took a massive step toward their dream of creating the "extraordinary" retreat in January, when their plans received preliminary approval from the Albanian government,

That approval came just two months after Ivanka's father claimed victory over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, and days before he was inaugurated for the second time, with the outlet noting that the project is "one of several" involving members of the president's family and foreign government entities that Trump will be actively working with in the White House.

Both Kushner and a spokesperson for the Albanian government had previously shut down any suggestion that the project's evaluation process would be in any way influenced by its direct connection to Trump—however, that hasn't stopped questions from being raised over the approval.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are pursuing new careers as luxury hotel developers after choosing not to take roles in President Donald Trump's second administration. Instagram/Ivanka Trump

The couple are investing a staggering $1.4 billion in a luxury tourist destination that will be built on the Albanian island of Sazan, which is best known for serving as a Soviet military base during the Cold War.

Both Ivanka and Kushner have close ties to the real estate industry via their respective families. Before President Trump launched himself into politics, he was best known for his career as a developer, while Kushner's family owns a vast portfolio of commercial, residential, and retail properties in and around New York.

Plans to remove the remaining weapons and ammunition on the island are well underway, however, with the Albanian government announcing in July 2020 that members of the country's armed forces had been despatched to Sazan in order to begin clearing it of any dangerous ordnance.

After Ivanka and Kushner's plans for their resort received preliminary approval, the Albanian government confirmed that it would work with them in order to continue clearing their development site of all unexploded and buried weapons.

President Rama made no secret of his excitement about the Trump-Kushner development..., To that end, the government is even in the process of building an airport near Vlore to ferry wealthy tourists directly to the country's most affluent and desirable area—an airport that would also serve as an easy access point for Ivanka and Kushner's hotel.

However, not everyone is thrilled about the project, with some critics accusing the Albanian government of a lack of transparency about the deal with the couple, according to the New York Times.

One, Agron Shehaj, who is a member of the opposition party in the Albanian government, told the outlet: "Of course for Albania, which is a poor country, it is important to develop tourism. But there has been a lack of transparency here, and it makes it look like this is a private deal that is in the political interest of the prime minister of Albania."