Another Russia? Battling KGB, Inc.

Issue Date April 2007
Volume 18
Issue 2
Page Numbers 114-119
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Putin’s regime is, and always has been, a kleptocracy. It is time to end the fiction that Putin’s Russia is an equal member of the club of democratic nations. Stop providing Putin with democratic credentials that he uses against his critics in Russia. Stop pretending that a dialogue with Russia is taking place when in reality there is no common language with this Kremlin regime. You cannot treat Putin’s police state according to the same rules as Germany or Canada because the Russian people do not enjoy the same rights and the same voice as Germans or Canadians.

About the Author

Garry Kasparov is chairman of the opposition group United Civil Front and co-leader of the prodemocracy coalition The Other Russia. He is a former world chess champion.

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