Ivanka Trump’s revelation about transforming Albania’s Sazan Island into a vast luxury destination has become a lightning rod for suspicion and anger. Her promise to “preserve natural beauty” collides with fears of another elite playground sealed off from ordinary people, and with a fragile ecosystem already under pressure. Flamingos, seals, and sea turtles have become symbols in a fight over who the Mediterranean is really for: wildlife and locals, or billionaires and their guests.
People point out similarity between Ivanka Trump’s new ‘private island’ and Epstein Island