What you describe as oligarchs in Russia, you call businessmen in the US.. as a matter of fact, 80% of Russian "oligarchy" has been built up in the Yeltsin times before Putin came to power in 2000 and they are NOT his friends.. quite on the contrary, they form the very core of Russian DS..
Read about Khodorkovsky and his deals with Carlyle Group and the Bushes and you'll get the picture..
What you describe as oligarchs in Russia, you call businessmen in the US.. as a matter of fact, 80% of Russian "oligarchy" has been built up in the Yeltsin times before Putin came to power in 2000 and they are NOT his friends.. quite on the contrary, they form the very core of Russian DS..
Read about Khodorkovsky and his deals with Carlyle Group and the Bushes and you'll get the picture..