Russian Banker Casts Doubt on Reports of Putin's Secret Wealth

A Russian banker has reportedly tried to argue that President Vladimir Putin does not have vast secret wealth because he is "very much dedicated to his job." In an interview with U.S. television channel CNBC in Moscow, Andrey Kostin, chief executive of Russian state-owned bank VTB, cast doubts on a $2 billion money trail revealed in financial documents known as the Panama papers that also link close Putin aides with offshore firms. "I don't believe that Mr. Putin has...

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