Panama Papers: Putin rejects corruption allegations
President Putin has denied "any element of corruption" over the Panama Papers leaks, and says his opponents are trying to destabilise Russia.
Mr Putin was speaking for the first time since the leak of millions of confidential documents from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, BBC reports
The papers revealed a number of offshore companies owned by close associates of Mr Putin.
They suggest the companies may have been used for money laundering.
