It claims that Putin was initially skeptical about Russia's bid but had later thrown his full weight behind the process. "He (Putin) took a personal interest in the running of the bid in mid-2010," the committee report reveals.
Under the heading, "Intelligence relating to Russia 2018" a series of allegations are revealed about Putin's role in brokering a major bilateral trade deal for gas with Qatar, the winners of the 2022 bid, in exchange for each others votes and the votes of others of their supporters.
The allegations also detail the plundering of Russia's national art collection, either from the vaults of the State Hermitage Museum in St.Petersburg or the Kremlin archives, as alleged kickbacks to Platini and D'Hooghe.
There are arrests being made and cases put forward based on this. So while it's not yet a finished matter, saying, "Nothing has been proven" at every piece of evidence is a bit of a cop-out. Pointing out what evidence there is does not qualify, as you claim, as "Putin slander."
I have not seen any first hand evidence. None of us have, I would say. Or has it been released? Otherwise, it is slander.
Slander:
Bob Jones murdered his wife.
Allegation:
Bob Jones is accused of murdering his wife.
Bob Jones allegedly murdered his wife.
Bob Jones has been charged with the murder of his wife.
Bob Jones was arrested following investigation of the suspicious death of his wife.
Bob Jones was arrested pending trial.
Witnesses claim they saw Bob Jones murder his wife.
Suspicion looms over Bob Jones following the murder of his wife.
There are reports that Bob Jones murdered his wife.
Someone told me that Bob Jones is the prime suspect in the murder investigation.
Police find evidence that Bob Jones murdered his wife.
I think that Bob Jones murdered his wife. (You probably wouldn't see that one printed in a newspaper though)
I think that there is enough evidence to prove that Bob Jones murdered his wife.
Family says Bob Jones is capable of murdering his wife.
There have been allegations that Bob Jones murdered his wife.
Nor in Russia, especially considering they are at war with their neighbors, under sanctions, and how the anti-gay laws will treat gay fans and players.
We have unofficial reports of Putin gifting officials with bribes. If this investigation continues, we'll see a lot more than just Qatari corruption here.