Berlin, Jumada I, 24, 1434, Apr 5, 2013, SPA -- Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized in a German TV interview Friday the 60-per-cent losses that big Russian investors suffered on bank deposits in Cyprus under last week's bailout. "There's a loss of trust in the banking system of the eurozone when confiscation from depositors happens, from Russian investors in Cyprus or in other nations," he told ARD television in the interview, according to dpa. The investors had not been breaking any Cypriot or European laws, he said. "And suddenly they are getting hit, their deposits, at a rate of 60 per cent. Is that fair? They hadn't done anything wrong." Putin said he continued to support the euro, the currency in which Russia holds 40 per cent of its foreign reserves. -- SPA 18:07 LOCAL TIME 15:07 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1095000
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