In the Kremlin

Favorite profession

February 2, 2017 Alexander Golts

Reuters posted information that would become sensational in any country, with the exception of his own Fatherland. According to the agency, Igor Sechin, who heads the world's largest company in the world in terms of oil extracted, personally participated in the operation of law enforcement agencies to expose the now vile corrupt official, and then all the respected Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev. He made an appointment to the minister, during which, in his, Sechin, the presence of the minister was handed a suitcase with a large number of North American money. Only the unknown remained whether the investigators hung microphones on Igor Ivanovich.

Still, the fidelity of the first profession is a great thing. The current Russian chiefs, the owners of yachts and mansions, hear the magic words “operational events”, and they, like the old regimental mares, joyfully shake the mane with the sound of the pipe and rush into battle. Remember with what rapture Sergey Borisovich Ivanov said that the omnivorous detectives warned him in advance: the leaders of the GLONASS program, the most priority of all the priority, which was supposed to provide all Russians with satellite navigation, mercilessly stole. But the attackers did it so cunningly that they could not grab them by the hand. And the whole deputy prime minister in the defense industry talked with them for many months, held meetings, listened to reports, knowing that they were led by folk money. But he did not show that he was in the know. Because he helped to bring bastards to clean water.

And the head of state himself was, in the course of these “operational events” regarding Ulyukaev, got acquainted with telephone wiretaps, heard the reports of the Feesbashniki, and then met with Ulyukaev, discussed the certificates prepared by the Minister regarding the privatization of the same “Rosneft”. And at the same time he knew that for a walk to free - a few days.

No, it's just happiness that the Russian bosses left the law enforcement agencies. And imagine if they were, for example, by proctologists passionate about their former profession. It’s scary to think how every meeting would end ...

If we speak seriously, the situation when opponents in politics or business is eliminated with the help of provocation is a standard technique. Just like Ulyukaev, they eliminated Nikita White. In both cases, it was surprised that the accused showed a naivety bordering on idiocy. They took in cash, although there is a million opportunities to hide everything on offshore accounts. At the same time, the bribes were clearly not at the rank. That is, much less than the defendants could demand in accordance with their position. It is ridiculous to think that Ulyukaev, who gave the conclusion regarding the privatization of Rosneft, which cost billions of dollars, was satisfied with the miserable two million. Rather, we can assume that we are talking about practice, illegal, of course, but not related to the extortion of a bribe. When some mutual settlements occur in cash. And the first persons participate in these calculations, just in order to guarantee that the money will be spent according to the agreement. The fact that Igor Sechin participated in the police “experiment”, when his presence was to be a guarantee of some agreements shows that he was not a businessman ...


Photo: Russia. Moscow. January 10, 2017. Former Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Alexei Ulyukaev (in the center), accused of receiving a bribe of $ 2 million, after consideration of the investigation to extend his house arrest in the Basmanny court. Sergey Savostyanov/TASS