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In Moscow's Shadows 82: What Prigozhin Wants, What Putin Believes, and Why Russia Might Create its own Bureau 39

In Moscow's Shadows

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The Russian State Using Organized Crime Outside Its Borders

Bureau 39 has been helping keep North Korea afloat for 50 years. It combines organized crime with all the resources and assets of the state. In Russia, there is a long tradition of relationships between the state and criminality. And increasingly we have seen the state use organized crime outside its borders as an instrument.

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