Staunton, May 30 -Putin’s repressive policies in Crimea and in Moscow have distracted attention from two other disturbing developments: the tendency of regional leaders to curry favor by going beyond what the center has required and attempts by some post-Soviet regimes to use Moscow’s actions as a guide or cover for crackdowns of their own. […]
Putin’s Repressive Policies Prompting Regions, Some Post-Soviet States to Overfulfill the Plan
May 30, 2014