Revelations of an official
Here is a direct statement from an important official: “Nobody wants any more Yukos, but if it is necessary in order to force them to pay taxes, the government will agree to it.” I see, right? It turns out that YUKOS was destroyed as a warning. Well, so that it would be discouraging to others to “minimize taxes.” Everyone got scared and forked out money. However, it is clear that the fear will eventually pass, admits Putin's aide. So what should we do then?