Russia has called on the US Treasury to come up with proof after it told a BBC investigation it considered President Vladimir Putin to be corrupt.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the allegation was an “official accusation” and a “total fabrication”.
Adam Szubin, who oversees US Treasury sanctions, told BBC Panorama that the US government had known Mr. Putin was corrupt for “many, many years”.
But it is thought to be the first time the US has made such a direct accusation.
Washington has already imposed sanctions on Mr. Putin’s aides, but has stopped short of leveling corruption allegations at the president himself.
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