Putin is Ruining Russia's Economy.

The author portrays the Russian state and economy as dysfunctional with every aspect of commerce having to go through Premiere Vladimir Putin. Investors are complaining about the risks of doing business in Russia not only to their investment returns but also to their physical safety that Robert Dudley, CEO of BP's Russian joint venture fled Russia due to "sustained harassment." The author claims that no company or individual will be safe until a government accountable to the people instead of to Mr. Putin and President Dimitry Medvedev is in place.