You will answer for a shame

Moscow is waiting for explanations from Washington about the statements of the corruption of Vladimir Putin. According to RIA Novosti, this was announced by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov.

"Such insults against the head of state are unfounded. It is so obvious that, frankly, it is difficult to analyze for any analysis. It is absolutely impossible to even imagine for us. I will honestly say that if I would have allowed such an insult to the US president, I would have fired me," the spokesman said.

According to Peskov, Putin is aware of the statements of the representative of the White House addressed to him and considers them inappropriate and unacceptable.

Peskov is confident that the US campaign against Putin from the United States is a "preparation for the ocean" of pressure on Russia before the 2018 presidential election. “It is clear that the negative background will accumulate around the head of state, which will be used to pressure and influence on the course of the future election campaign,” Vedomosti quoted Peskov. At the same time, the press secretary claims, the question of the presidential election in Russia is not yet on the agenda.

Among other reasons for the attacks, the presidential spokesman noted the manipulation of the Russian topic in the context of the presidential election campaign coming in the United States itself. “Everyone there races in Putin and compete, who will do it faster,” he said.

The third reason, according to Peskov, is the consistent line of Russia in Ukrainian and Syrian directions, as well as the “active international line of Russia” in general. He added that such statements are not a manifestation of power, rather a manifestation of weakness and powerlessness and relate not only to Putin, but also "at least 100 million people who fully support him."

Meanwhile, as Kommersant writes , the ex-head of the Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin noted that Peskov’s reaction to the charge is not enough. “Such things cannot be ignored. It's like an inscription on the fence - it will remain there forever if it is not removed,” he said.

On the eve of the White House spokeswoman Josh Ernest said the opinion of the US Department of Finance on the corruption of the President of Russia corresponds to the position of the administration of Barack Obama.

In the BBC film “The Secret Wealth of Putin”, the official representative of the US Ministry of Finance Adam Shubin, shown on Monday, said Putin is corrupt , and the American authorities know about this “long-long years”.

“We saw how he (Putin. - Ed.) Enriches his friends, his close allies and excludes those who do not belong to his friends and do not hold public positions,” Shubin remarked. “Whether the energy wealth of Russia, whether it is other state contracts - he redirects this to those who, as he thinks, will serve him, and selects those in whom this is corruption.”

The BBC notes that American officials are reluctant to talk about Putin’s wealth, but Shubin agreed to take part in the film. Among the other heroes of the film are the ex -head of the "Sovcomflot" Dmitry Skarga. He said that in 2002 in Amsterdam, he oversaw Putin to Putin oligarch oligarch Roman Abramovich Olympia, the cost of which is $ 37 million. The yacht was transferred to Putin through an offshore company, and its content was paid from the Russian budget. At the same time, the presence of the ship was kept secret, since it is not the property of the state, but Putin personally.

On Tuesday, Peskov said that the US Department of Finance should provide evidence of the charges of corruption he made by Putin. “If they leave such official statements without evidence, then this throws a shadow to the reputation of this department,” he explained. In the opinion of Peskov, the presence of an official commentary in the US Department of Finance in the BBC film "indicates who is at the conductor's remote control."

Peskov also denied the presence of his own yacht in the head of state. “I know that the president of the yacht does not have,” said the Kremlin representative, emphasizing that he was not aware of other details regarding this type of property. “I am credited with very deep knowledge in yachts - this is not so,” the spokesman noted.

In general, Peskov called the information about Putin's corruption in the film "pure fiction and slander." "We are used to journalistic" ducks ", which are associated either with incompetence and pursuit of" yellowness ", or are directed campaigns," Peskov noted. According to him, "in this case, of course, we involuntarily pay attention to the fact that the appearance of such materials in time coincided with quasi exercises in some countries, publications in very respected editions of a similar content."