Mark Galeotti: Kremlin insecurity threatens to derail Russia’s police reform
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev during a meeting of Interior Ministry officials in Moscow, on March 21, 2014.
As I write this, the career of Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev whirls in a vortex of rumor and gossip. Has he resigned? Will he? Or are the rumors of his departure wholly groundless? Perhaps by the time this article is published, the situation will have been resolved. If Kolokoltsev does go, though, it is likely to be a worrying sign for Russia's national security.
