LONDON: An official of the United States government has directly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of corruption, in a BBC programme that airs Monday.
The US government imposed sanctions against a number of Kremlin insiders in 2014 after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in Ukraine, but did not accuse Putin of direct involvement in corruption.
However, during a Panorama investigation into Putin’s “secret riches”, the acting under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the US Treasury said Putin was a “picture of corruption.”
“We’ve seen him enriching his friends, his close allies, and marginalising those who he doesn’t view as friends using state …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
