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In all other countries, the railways are used for movement, but we use them for stealing.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
I would not be able to tell which monies belonged to the KGB and which to the mafia.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
Putin will not go gentle into the night.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
Putin's ...securing a monopoly position for select firms was a feature ...while deputy mayor.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
Putin operates a "protection racket"... that severely punishes disloyalty while allowing access to economic predation on a world-historic scale for the inner core of his elite.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
Putin... allegedly favored a takeover of the St. Petersburg port by the Tambov organized crime group.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
Pavlovskiy ...heard Putin say, "We ...know that as soon as we move aside, you will destroy us. ...you'll put us to the wall and execute us. And we don’t want to go to the wall."
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
Shamalov... was hired by Putin in 1993. The conflict of interest was massive.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
Andrey Piontkovskiy... "...Putin’s political philosophy and favorite concepts—managed democracy, administrative vertical, dictatorship of law, a 'control' shot to the back of the head, etc.—are close to this group."
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
Bank Rossiya was not... just a vehicle for investment by... what would become Putin's Ozero circle. It was... one of the many places where this circle... collaborated with, Russian organized crime.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
By 2013 the Forbes Russia list of the wealthiest businessmen in Russia was replete with friends of Putin.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
Anton Surikov... former military intelligence specialist.. "...all Russian politicians are bandits from St. Petersburg." Surikov...was dead within several months of this 2009 interview.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
The bank... united elites close to Putin... [and] became a vehicle for investment... [e.g. for] 51 percent control over SOGAZ... A report on corruption... claimed... Bank Rossiya... [paid] $58 million, despite... [a] value of $2 billion.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)
Gunvor International, with Timchenko as co-owner... grew out of and benefited from the Russian state's dismantling of Yukos in 2003... gained control of... 5 percent of Russia’s total economic output and revenues of over $70 billion annually.
Putin's Kleptocracy (2014)