'Putin is corrupt' says US Treasury
The US Treasury has told a BBC investigation that it considers Russian President Vladimir Putin to be corrupt.The US government has already imposed sanctions on Mr Putin's aides, but it is thought to be the first time it has directly accused him of corruption. His spokesman told the BBC that "none of these questions or issues needs to be answered, as they are pure fiction". Last week a UK public inquiry said Mr Putin had "probably" approved the murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.
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