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Strauss-Kahn believes he was victim of Russian plot to have him sacked as head of IMF, French politician reveals
By Ian Sparks
Dominique Strauss-Kahn believed he was the target of a Russian plot to have him fired as boss of the International Monetary Fund, it was revealed today.
The 62-year-old Frenchman, now facing charges of trying to rape a hotel maid, accused France and Russia of hatching the scheme to stop him running for the French presidency.
Fellow French socialist politician Claude Bartolone said Strauss-Kahn made the claim to him last month, and said Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin was behind the conspiracy.
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