Report: CIA and FBI Helping Ukranian Government Quell Rebellion In East

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48. One of Ukraine's biggest problems is organized crime and corruption. Any government they have

will have problems until they can make a dent in the crime/corruption problem. I read a paper from Chatham House on asset raiders in Russia/Ukraine and it was very eye-opening. Putin has been able to marginally decrease the practice but even he can't stop it. Organized crime or regular criminals decide they want someone's business. They basically seize the business using corrupt judges and local magistrates filing court cases and the like against the owner. Eventually, the take over ownership of the business through quasi-legal means. Yanukovych appeared to be doing that through his son. That or something similar. Look at how many people sold their businesses to his son at very low prices. From what I understand, it was under threat of getting the business through the courts that led them to sell cheaply.