, looks even more dangerous considering his green light to Russia to annex the Baltic NATO states . In light of the risks presented by Trump , who might break the rule of law and the democratic form of government , his party has offered a strange message . Rather than tamp down the fears of what he would do , they have inflamed them .
The Kremlin says the leak of the " Panama Papers " tax documents is an attack aimed primarily at Russian President Vladimir Putin ( AFP Photo / Kirill Kudryavtsev ) Moscow ( AFP ) - The Kremlin on Monday slammed the leak of the " Panama Papers " tax documents as an attack aimed primarily at Russian President Vladimir Putin , claiming that former CIA officials helped analyse the papers . " Putin , Russia , our country , our stability and the upcoming electionsinspection.sensoryobserve.monitorelectionare the main target , specifically to destabilise the situation , " Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists . The year - long worldwide media investigation into millions of documents leaked from a Panama - based law firm exposed a tangle of confidential financial dealings by close friends and aides of Putin . The documents analysed by Russian journalists from Novaya Gazeta opposition newspaper put Putin 's close friend at the top of an offshore empire worth more than $ 2 billion that has made his circle fabulously wealthy .