Earlier this week, Treasury undersecretary Adam Szubin told a BBC program that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “the picture of corruption.” Questions about whether Szubin went off-script or was reflecting official US allegations were resolved today, when the White House affirmed that Szubin’s comments amount to an official “administration view.”
Russian officials blasted Szubin’s comments and demanded the US present evidence for what they were claiming, calling it a “formal accusation.” Today’s comments from the White House will only underscore the formality of it.
Yet the White House comments were every bit as light on evidence as Szubin’s were, simply directing media questions to the Treasury Department on the grounds that they’re the ones who decide who gets sanctioned.
Russia has warned the latest claims could further harm bi-lateral relations, already at a near-term low over disputes about the Syrian Civil War and Russia’s involvement in the Ukrainian Civil War. Even though it’s totally unrelated to charges of corruption, the White House brought up Ukraine in their comments.
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But of course. Putin may want to limit his international travels. It won’t be long until some puppet state arrests him at the order of the US.
Putin as any other world leader have presidential immunity. Plus FSB bodyguards always protecting him even if you cant see them.
The corrupt officials in the white house need to take a long hard look in the mirror before pointing fingers, starting with the mother of corruption and global destabilisation, Barry Obama.
to my knowledge Putin is the richest man in russia and it’s old news i have known that for a while but been the richest in all of Europe that’s new to me.
and who told you that? Fox News!
I’ll bet you Clintons Bushs and Obama are million time$ richer than Putin’s collection of a few Rolex watches and Sun Glasses..
The corrupt calling others corrupt.Pot kettle,etc.Little people(WH),whom history will despise.
This is more of the same unfounded libelous crap that our Government has been flinging at non-subservient governments in Latin America and the rest of the planet for much too long. Unfortunately the vast majority of (North) Americans are too ignorant of what goes on in the rest of the world to have a clue of how they are being manipulated. And so it goes.
Yupp… V Putin has an account deposit of US$ 100 billions in the Bank of America & on his Christmas account with the Chase Manhattan Bank he has only US$ 75 billions…The rest of his fortune is in the Cayman Island banks ???
LOL !