Putin denounces Panama Papers leak as attempt to weaken Russia - The Washington Post
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a media forum in St.Petersburg on Thursday. (Dmitri Lovetsky/AP) Putin denounces Panama Papers leak as attempt to weaken Russia - The Washington Post Thursday April 7 th , 2016 at 1:12 PM 1 Share Putin denounces Panama Papers leak as attempt to weaken Russia By Michael Birnbaum April 7 at 9:54 AM MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday condemned a leak of confidential offshore account details that has shaken politicians around the world, claiming that it was part of a Western plot to weaken Russia. The comments were Putin’s first public reaction to the Panama Papers, a leak of millions of documents from a Panamanian law firm that for decades has helped some of the world’s most prominent leaders set up offshore accounts, shell companies and other transactions. [ The mysterious call that launched the Panama Papers probes ] An international consor