“If you knew Putin like we know Putin…” Estonia’s president and Lithuania’s foreign minister discuss the Kremlin’s kleptocracy. (Daily Beast)
U.S. intelligence agencies are looking at alleged connections between Carter Page, a Donald Trump advisor, and senior Russian officials. (Yahoo)
Lilia Shevtsova asks: “How has Russia, the tottering Eurasian Nuclear Petro State, managed to blackmail the West and make it look so weak and pathetic?” (American Interest)
Four years on, where is Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive headed? Former executives of Sinopec Group and China Southern Airlines are the latest to face prosecution. (HKFP, Reuters)
Australian law enforcement is worried about a “flood” of dodgy …read more
Source: Kleptocracy Initiative