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Problems with Putin:
A: Politically-motivated state-takeover of Media Most for NTV's criticism of the war in Chechnya and for making fun of Putin in that satire puppet program.
B: Requirement on the media to get accreditation (permission) from the Russian army to get to Chechnya. Which is hardly ever granted. Channel 4 in the UK recently reported that they made 11 applications and 10 were rejected. When the 1 was agreed they were only allowed to look at a fountain. Why all the secrecy? Maybe reports of massacres are true.
C: Political-prisoners (Kasyanov and Khordokovsky). Ok so the latter may have been corrupt (may) but so too are other oligarchs who are not being looked into because they love Putin so much. Kasyanov was only arrested because he stated his intention to run for president.
D: Rumours that Nashi (the pro-Putin youth group) is being armed with tear gas etc. by the security-forces. The beginning maybe of a Hitler Youth-style movement?
E: Occupation of Georgian and Moldovan territory.
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