Serbian government ignores criticism to ink agreement.
After years of secretive negotiations and involvement from Serbia's political elite, Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners has officially secured a 99-year permit to develop a luxury compound in Belgrade.
Kushner is the son-in-law of former U.S. President Donald Trump and was a senior adviser during Trump's White House run from 2017 to early 2021. The deal has faced outrage in Serbia, centered mostly around the building's historical significance - in particular, that a U.S. company would be redeveloping the symbol of a Washington-led bombing campaign.
