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Russian President Putin said, “These allegations have already been in circulation for more than 10 years. Now, at the appropriate time, they have put everything together and decided to brainwash our citizens with all these allegations.” said.
Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a meeting with university students in the country via video conference, answered the claims of the Russian opposition Alexei Navalny that he built a palace on the Black Sea coast for 1.4 billion dollars.
Putin argues that the claims made by Navalny are “exaggerated” and said, “None of the claimed properties belong to me or my close relatives, and they have never been.” he spoke.
Claiming that the allegations against the palace in question were used to “brainwash the people”, Putin said, “These allegations have already been in circulation for more than 10 years. Now, at a convenient time, they put everything together and decided to brainwash our citizens with all these allegations, launching some kind of video series on the Internet. There should be some deeds or invoices, various traces for such a property. ” said.
Stating that he has never been interested in trade, Putin said, “I think it is an important area that provides job opportunities for people, not because I find it wrong. It’s just not for me. ” He spoke in the form.
In his speech, Putin also touched on the protests held throughout Russia on January 23, saying, “Everyone has the right to express their opinion, but this must be within the legal framework. Everyone is harmed by these protests. It is also wrong to call young people to protests, it is something that terrorist groups do. ” said
Allegations of “building a palace” against Putin
In the video titled “Palace for Putin: The History of the Greatest Bribery” published on Navalny’s YouTube channel on December 18 and watched by approximately 86 million people, it was claimed that Putin built a palace for himself on the Black Sea coast for 1.4 billion dollars.
In the video, which is stated to be “the most expensive in the world” and is among the most watched on social media, it was recorded that the budget allocated for the construction of the palace was met with “bribes received by Putin”.
