Putin Spokesman Brands Opposition Report 'Pseudo-Revelations'

Russian President Vladimir Putin was accused of spending billions of taxpayer rubles on 20 luxurious residences, 43 jets, and four yachts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, has dismissed a report regarding property presumably at the disposal of Putin that was published recently by opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

Talking to journalists on August 31, Peskov said he regretted "that such attempts at pseudo-revelations are associated with opposition."

According to Peskov, there was no constructiveness in Nemtsov's report.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Nemtsov, who is currently a leading member of the opposition Other Russia movement, issued a report on August 28 saying that Putin is spending billions of taxpayer rubles on 20 luxurious residences, 43 jets, and four yachts.

Based on reporting by Interfax and ITAR-TASS