Murdoch and Zhukova began date in 2023, and 9 News Australia reported that Murdoch will celebrate his 93rd birthday on Monday.
In March 2023, times report Zhukova’s daughter – described as philanthropist, entrepreneur and socialite Dasha Zhukova – was married to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich for 10 years.
“MS. Zhukova holds both American and Russian citizenship and is one of the most high-profile figures in the United States with close ties to the Russian oligarchy,” the article said.
Breitbart News reported in September that Murdoch would step down as chairman of the boards of Fox and News.
The move will become official in November, CNBC reports, and will end a media journey that began in 1952 when Murdoch took over the show. newsa small Adelaide newspaper in South Australia owned by his late father, Sir Keith Murdoch, one of Australia’s most prominent newspaper journalists.
Mr Murdoch, 92, will be appointed chairman emeritus of the companies and network of media properties spread across four continents. One of his sons, Lachlan Murdoch, will become News Corp’s sole chairman and continue as Fox Corp’s executive chairman and chief executive officer.
Interestingly, Murdoch reportedly had a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy weeks before Tucker Carlson was fired from his role at Fox, according to Breitbart News.
“This conversation took place weeks before the firing of Mr. Carlson, who had been the agency’s most outspoken critic of the billions of U.S. taxpayers spent supporting Ukraine,” the agency said.
