Russia has become a kleptocracy under President Vladimir Putin. As a consequence, Russia’s foreign policy has become more aggressive. Putin has outsourced much of foreign policy to Russian business, allowing the Kremlin to benefit from their entrepreneurial ingenuity, save money and keep a cloak of plausible deniability.
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Anders Aslund: How to combat Putin’s financial aggression
People walk near the Kremlin wall in central Moscow on Oct. 13, 2020.
