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Garry Kasparov, in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, discusses Putin's vision of Russia, noting a tendency toward authoritarianism and its effect on the region.

He believes that an effort has been undertaken by Russia's ruling elite to manipulate Western politicians, businessmen as well as journalists. "Furthermore," he states, "a large portion of the assets of leading Russian figures is mixed, meaning that it is not quite clear how to counter this development. Rosneft, for instance, was mainly built upon capital stolen from Mikhail Khodorkovsky's company, but the IPO was successful with many Western corporations investing in it. This means that it is extremely difficult to detect these assets in their pure form."