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Putin denies ties to offshore accounts

Season 2016 Episode 980 | 4m 02s

In our news wrap Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed reports that a close friend channeled $2 billion to his supporters as a U.S.-led plot to discredit his country. Also, Islamic State militants abducted more than 300 workers and contractors from a cement plant near Damascus.

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