TOKYO—One day after the prime minister of Iceland resigned, the president of Ukraine defended himself Wednesday in the massive leak of records on offshore accounts that has named political officials, business and celebrities from around the world.
President Petro Poroshenko said at a news conference in Tokyo that his case is significantly different than others in the so-called Panama Papers, including those in Iceland and Russia, where friends of President Vladimir Putin have been named.
An offshore holding company set up for his candy business was necessary to put his assets into a blind trust when he became president in 2014, Porshenko …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
