Mighty Putin
Posted 18-12-2010 at 11:00 by Кирилл Сызранский
Mighty Putin
Not so long ago, Forbes magazine recognized the Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin, the fourth-leading man in the world - after President Hu Jintao, U.S. President Barack Obama and the King of Saudi Arabia.
Prime Minister Putin, of course, a very powerful man.
In some ways it even stronger than Barack Obama. For example, Barack Obama can not imprison businessmen unhappy with his policies, just created a Tea Party, and to transfer their business to his friend. And Putin can put Khodorkovsky.
In some ways it even more powerful than Hu Jintao. For example, Hu Jintao can not take and just to invade Taiwan, even though the return of Taiwan is China's absolute foreign policy priority. He can not do it because it will be detrimental to the Chinese economy. And Putin can take and just to invade Georgia, and even talk to Sarkozy, that Saakashvili should be hanged by the balls.
And, of course, Putin is more powerful than Angela Merkel, whom he took to his residence along with labrador Koni, although it is known (and was clearly seen in the reports) that Merkel is afraid of dogs. Agree, Tony Blair or Nicolas Sarkozy did not occur to take Merkel, along with the dog - apparently because they are less potent than the owner of Russia.
But still there are things that the powerful Putin can not accomplish.
For example, this year the eyes of the whole country "Mercedes" the vice-president of LUKOIL Barkov crushed into a pancake Citroen with two women. Despite the nationwide response, admitted guilt in the crash of two murdered women. In any country with a less powerful rulers of the police would have caught the accident in two accounts, but the country's powerful video Putin have gone missing.
After some time on Pirogovskoye reservoir boat businessman Tretyakov cut the screws a young girl. The incident took off right on the video, but the culprit admitted captain of the yacht, although the video clearly shows that he was not standing at the wheel. In any normal country the police would be easy to understand, who stood at the helm, but the country's powerful Putin it was impossible.
Not so long ago in Russia in the chamber died lawyer Sergei Magnitskyi. People who put him in a cell, he was accused of stealing from the budget of 5.4 billion rubles. Friends Magnitsky have shown that investigators who planted Magnitsky were related to another criminal case - (kidnapping), felon Markelov directly involved in theft of 5.4 billion rubles. Friends Magnitsky also proved that the investigator Karpov and operas Kuznetsov spend more than a million dollars a year. But the powerful Putin was unable or unwilling to figure out who stole from the treasury 5.4 billion rubles. Recently implicated in the death of Magnitsky received new awards and titles.
Russia demands extradition from Britain of the former owner of Euroset Evgeny Chichvarkin. Evgeny Chichvarkin problem is that it robbed the cops. They took away his company's party phones under false pretenses, and when Chichvarkin began to complain, he had to sell the business and flee. Management staff "K", who preyed on Chichvarkin, repeatedly have been publicly implicated in extortion and trafficking in stolen goods, but the powerful Putin apparently powerful enough to bring order to the management of "K".
Vladimir Putin is a very powerful man, and one of its mega-projects - is the Olympic Games in Sochi. But the strange thing - the money disappears somewhere, instead of buildings while some pits. Vladimir Putin is a very powerful man, but, apparently, to stop the theft so important to his construction site, he can not.
Another megaproject Putin - is the Nord Stream to Europe. But here's the paradox - an agreement on the "Nord Stream" signed in 2005, the Chinese signed a similar agreement to build a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan in 2006, the Chinese have allowed her, and it cost them $ 2 billion. We still only beginning to build, but it will cost at least $ 16 billion. Putin is a very powerful man, but apparently make their surroundings do not steal, he can not.
Putin, a very powerful person, if under the power to realize the opportunity to select from any company or businessman to start a war with an unpleasant him ruler. But if we are talking about the possibility to force the police to solve crimes, and government officials - not to steal, his ability seems to be limited.
Thus, there is a paradox. Or Vladimir Putin is not so powerful. Or boundless corruption and theft in that he created the system and are the foundation of his power.
Yulia Latynina
here.
Not so long ago, Forbes magazine recognized the Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin, the fourth-leading man in the world - after President Hu Jintao, U.S. President Barack Obama and the King of Saudi Arabia.
Prime Minister Putin, of course, a very powerful man.
In some ways it even stronger than Barack Obama. For example, Barack Obama can not imprison businessmen unhappy with his policies, just created a Tea Party, and to transfer their business to his friend. And Putin can put Khodorkovsky.
In some ways it even more powerful than Hu Jintao. For example, Hu Jintao can not take and just to invade Taiwan, even though the return of Taiwan is China's absolute foreign policy priority. He can not do it because it will be detrimental to the Chinese economy. And Putin can take and just to invade Georgia, and even talk to Sarkozy, that Saakashvili should be hanged by the balls.
And, of course, Putin is more powerful than Angela Merkel, whom he took to his residence along with labrador Koni, although it is known (and was clearly seen in the reports) that Merkel is afraid of dogs. Agree, Tony Blair or Nicolas Sarkozy did not occur to take Merkel, along with the dog - apparently because they are less potent than the owner of Russia.
But still there are things that the powerful Putin can not accomplish.
For example, this year the eyes of the whole country "Mercedes" the vice-president of LUKOIL Barkov crushed into a pancake Citroen with two women. Despite the nationwide response, admitted guilt in the crash of two murdered women. In any country with a less powerful rulers of the police would have caught the accident in two accounts, but the country's powerful video Putin have gone missing.
After some time on Pirogovskoye reservoir boat businessman Tretyakov cut the screws a young girl. The incident took off right on the video, but the culprit admitted captain of the yacht, although the video clearly shows that he was not standing at the wheel. In any normal country the police would be easy to understand, who stood at the helm, but the country's powerful Putin it was impossible.
Not so long ago in Russia in the chamber died lawyer Sergei Magnitskyi. People who put him in a cell, he was accused of stealing from the budget of 5.4 billion rubles. Friends Magnitsky have shown that investigators who planted Magnitsky were related to another criminal case - (kidnapping), felon Markelov directly involved in theft of 5.4 billion rubles. Friends Magnitsky also proved that the investigator Karpov and operas Kuznetsov spend more than a million dollars a year. But the powerful Putin was unable or unwilling to figure out who stole from the treasury 5.4 billion rubles. Recently implicated in the death of Magnitsky received new awards and titles.
Russia demands extradition from Britain of the former owner of Euroset Evgeny Chichvarkin. Evgeny Chichvarkin problem is that it robbed the cops. They took away his company's party phones under false pretenses, and when Chichvarkin began to complain, he had to sell the business and flee. Management staff "K", who preyed on Chichvarkin, repeatedly have been publicly implicated in extortion and trafficking in stolen goods, but the powerful Putin apparently powerful enough to bring order to the management of "K".
Vladimir Putin is a very powerful man, and one of its mega-projects - is the Olympic Games in Sochi. But the strange thing - the money disappears somewhere, instead of buildings while some pits. Vladimir Putin is a very powerful man, but, apparently, to stop the theft so important to his construction site, he can not.
Another megaproject Putin - is the Nord Stream to Europe. But here's the paradox - an agreement on the "Nord Stream" signed in 2005, the Chinese signed a similar agreement to build a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan in 2006, the Chinese have allowed her, and it cost them $ 2 billion. We still only beginning to build, but it will cost at least $ 16 billion. Putin is a very powerful man, but apparently make their surroundings do not steal, he can not.
Putin, a very powerful person, if under the power to realize the opportunity to select from any company or businessman to start a war with an unpleasant him ruler. But if we are talking about the possibility to force the police to solve crimes, and government officials - not to steal, his ability seems to be limited.
Thus, there is a paradox. Or Vladimir Putin is not so powerful. Or boundless corruption and theft in that he created the system and are the foundation of his power.
Yulia Latynina
here.
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