[Destro]

The Yukos reaction in t he West puzzled me - Yukos was built and run along Al Capone like lines - yes the owner of Yukos was trying to go legit the way Mafia dons went legit in Las Vegas but he was still a crooked figure and did not deserve so much sympathy as he got.

[TFine80]

Yes, but when all of the other major businesses are run the same way and the government uniquely targets the one that is transitioning to a more transparent and Western style, you should understand the shock. Putin was trying to control the oil resources through extraordinary extra-legal methods. There's not much more to say in my opinion.