In his first comments since mass protests erupted across Russia over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin denied on Monday that he owns a billion-dollar palace on the Black Sea and called the demonstrations illegal and “dangerous.”
Washington Post: Putin denies he owns a Black Sea palace
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller via a videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Jan. 19, 2021.