russia arrests former deputy defence minister on corruption charge
Arrest of dmitry bulgakov is latest high-profile incident in ongoing purge within moscow’s military top brass
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@EugeneMcParland The distinction between corruption and the expected conduct of the ordinary Russian functionary-turned-oligarch is unclear to all but the most highly trained.
@EugeneMcParland I'm sorry, I'm being naive: a "corrupt" official is one who didn't give Putin his cut.
The thing is, I'm not even being satirical, it's the literal truth. Putin's famous corruption trials were about putting oligarchs on notice: "I get half or I use the power of the state to make an example of you."