The Russian cellist, joined by Panama documents to a trail of money billions has spoken for the first time since the story broke.
The musician Sergei Roldugin was identified as an old friend of Vladimir Putin, joined by the flight documents a number of offshore companies with cash flows of up to $2 billion.
A week later, in a 20-minute segment broadcast on Russian State television, Roldugin dismissed the idea that he was immensely rich or safeguarding money and assets for Putin.
Without directly responding to accusations that he personally controls a series of assets by at least $100 million, he insisted that his Roldugin (wealth) is limited to a series of donations from wealthy businessmen in order to acquire expensive musical instruments to young Russians.