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Panama Papers: Ukraine populist seeks president’s ouster
KIEV: A populist Ukrainian party leader said Monday he would launch impeachment proceedings against President Petro Poroshenko over his use of offshore accounts revealed by the “Panama Papers” leak. The action by Radical Party leader Oleg Lyashko is unlikely to succeed but is certain to add even further pressure on Poroshenko as he...
Tax evasion claims against Ukraine's Poroshenko are 'groundless' – lawyer
KIEV (Reuters) – Allegations of tax evasion against Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko are groundless and an offshore firm linked to him was created in accordance with Ukrainian legislation, the law firm tasked with managing the sale of his Roshen firm said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Panama Papers: Huge tax leak exposes world leaders, celebrities
PARIS: One of the biggest document leaks in history snared world leaders, celebrities and sports stars in a snowballing worldwide scandal Monday over their secretive offshore financial dealings. A year-long worldwide media investigation into a trove of 11.5 million documents, leaked from a Panama-based law firm with offices in 35 countries,...
Panama papers expose Putin,
PARIS: A massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents has exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities including Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. An investigation into the documents by more than 100 media groups, described as one of the largest such probes in history, revealed the...
Kremlin hits out as ‘Panama Papers’ finger Putin circle
By David Williams, AFP A furious Kremlin said Monday it was the target of a plot to destabilize Russia after a massive leak of confidential documents fingered President Vladimir Putin’s close associates along with other world leaders in allegations of shady offshore financial dealings. A year-long worldwide media investigation into a trove...
Kremlin hits out as ‘Panama Papers’ finger Putin circle
PARIS: A furious Kremlin said Monday it was the target of a plot to destabilize Russia after a massive leak of confidential documents fingered President Vladimir Putin’s close associates along with other world leaders in allegations of shady offshore financial dealings. A year-long worldwide media investigation into a trove of 11.5 million...
Ukrainian MPs call for investigation into Poroshenko after Panama leaks
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian lawmakers said on Monday parliament should investigate allegations that President Petro Poroshenko used an offshore firm to avoid tax, following a global leak of documents from a Panama-based law firm over the weekend. …read more Source: The...
Leaked documents show no evidence of crime by Ukraine's Poroshenko – prosecutor official
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian general prosecutor’s office has seen no evidence that President Petro Poroshenko committed a crime based on leaked documents regarding alleged offshore assets, a senior official for the office said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Kosachov: Turkey’s one-sided position on Nagorno Karabakh issue “adds oil to fire”
Based exclusively on its own interest, rather than collective interests, Turkey acted and continues to act towards Syria, and now starts to act towards Ukraine …read more Source:...
Panama Papers: What are they, who is involved and why are they important?
Courtesy Independent Heads of state, politicians, celebrities and criminals have been named in a huge cache of leaked files exposing almost 40 years of intricate methods to make use of offshore assets. Iceland’s Prime Minister is among those facing calls to resign over the revelations, which implicate individuals in more than 200 countries...
