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British scholar says Russia’s leadership ‘compelled’ to fix things individually

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Professor Anatol Lieven of King’s College, London, after a meeting at the Global Police Forum in Yaroslavl, has lauded Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s emphasis on the Internet as a tool to promote democracy, but said that Russia’s top men “still feel compelled” to sort matters personally.

Professor Anatol Lieven of King’s College, London, after a meeting at the Global Police Forum in Yaroslavl, has lauded Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s emphasis on the Internet as a tool to promote democracy, but said that Russia’s top men “still feel compelled” to sort matters personally.  
Lieven was among a select group of journalists and experts who met with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi earlier this week.
The president and prime minister’s wishes to intervene in matters individually reveals Russia’s fundamental problem: that the institutions are not working properly.

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