Abstract
Putin decides to move against head of the secret police (Federal Security Service (FSS)), Patrushev, because the FSS has been performing so badly, e.g., smuggling goods for its own profit and bungling the Ukrainian election. So Patrushev and an ally move into the Sechin group’s orbit to find defense. But Putin had the FSS’s ill deeds publicized, tried to launch an investigation of all its economic activities, and dismissed a top aide of Patrushev’s. However, Putin met determined resistance, and, not liking tough personnel decisions, eventually let Patrushev remain.
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