Russian President Vladimir Putin denied Thursday having any links to offshore accounts and described the Panama Papers document leaks scandal as part of Western efforts to weaken Russia.<br />Putin, speaking Thursday at a media forum in St. Petersburg, says even though his name didn't figure in any of the documents leaked from a Panamanian law firm, Western media pushed the claims of his involvement in offshore businesses.<br />"Our opponents are above all concerned by the unity and consolidation of the Russian nation, our multi-national Russian people.<br />They are attempting to rock us from within, to make us more obedient," he said.<br />"So they've created an information product."<br />Putin described the allegations as part of the U.S.-led disinformation campaign waged against Russia in order to weaken its government.
