Putin says palace Navalny alleges he owns is not his or his family's

[January 25, 2021]    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that an opulent Black Sea palace jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has accused him of owning did not belong to him or his family.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with university students via a video conference call at a state residence in Zavidovo, Russia January 25, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

Navalny's team released a video last week in which he levelled his allegations about the palace, which has since been viewed more than 86 million times on YouTube.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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