Russian Activists: Panama Papers Disclosures Surprise Few

Russian state media continue to largely ignore the Panama Papers scandal, although a Kremlin spokesman has dismissed allegations of Russian President Vladimir Putin's involvement in large-scale money laundering. Russia’s Channel One, the country’s flagship broadcaster, took nearly a full day before making even scant mention of the investigation. Even then, coverage led with a statement by Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, denigrating the International Consortium of Investigative...

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