The Paradise Papers: Commerce Secretary’s Offshore Ties to Putin ‘Cronies’ Wilbur Ross, the commerce secretary, retained investments in a shipping firm with business ties to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin’s inner circle. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Mostafa el-Abbadi, Champion of Alexandria’s Resurrected Library, Dies at 88As H.I.V. Soars in Philippines, Conservatives Kill School Condom PlanAlbi Journal: As France’s Towns Wither, Fears of a Decline in ‘Frenchness’At a Funeral Pyre in India, Anger Over a Shooting in KansasSamsung Head Indicted on Bribery Charges in South KoreaIn Taliban Attacks, a Reminder That Winter Offers Afghans No Mercy