Lawfare Archive: Vladimir Milov on Russia Beyond the Headlines
The Lawfare Podcast
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Putin's Instincts and the Desire to Enrich
In the early 2000s, Russia was seemingly on a path towards market liberalization. Putin underwent in his first years in power, "a very significant change of heart," he says. Instinctively they believe in command and control, controlling strategic commanding heights in the economy,. And we saw many billionaires emerging who basically sat on these cash flows and effectively privatized them.
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