How Russia's Intelligence Services Operate Against Economic Interests Within It's Territory

Last month, Moscow assumed greater influence over Norilsk Nickel, the world's biggest nickel producer, whose large shareholders, two billionaire oligarchs, have ailing finances. (James Hill for The New York Times)

From The International Herald Tribune:

BEREZNIKI, Russia: In late October, one of Vladimir Putin's top lieutenants abruptly summoned a billionaire mining oligarch to a private meeting. The official, Igor Sechin, had taken a sudden interest in a two-year-old accident at the oligarch's highly lucrative mining operations here in Russia's industrial heartland.

Sechin, who is a leader of a shadowy Kremlin faction tied to the state security services, said he was ordering a new inquiry into the mishap, according to minutes of the meeting. With a deputy interior minister who investigates financial crime at his side, Sechin threatened crippling fines against the company, Uralkali.

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My Comment: It is all about the money.