I just heard this too,thanks for posting. The Russian economy is not in good shape and Putin needs to keep the money at home is another reason I think. Oil prices are really hurting world economies.
Agreed. It's a British tabloid, of course it's sensationalizing. Snopes is reactionary, so of course they're minimizing. Neither is known for their careful, knowledgeable Kremlinology. Neither blurb should be blindly taken at face value.
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