“But we must not forget the effort undertaken by the ruling elite in Russia to manipulate Western politicians, businessmen as well as journalists. That's why [Vladimir] Putin's "fifth column" is that powerful in the West.” WellsForgetPowerfulEffortPoliticianWestWesternRussiaJournalistElitesBusinessmanRulingFifthManipulatePutinColumns Author:Garry Kasparov
“Furthermore, a large portion of the assets of leading Russian figures is mixed, meaning that it is not quite clear how to counter this development.” ClearFiguresDevelopmentAssetsPortions Author:Garry Kasparov
“Rosneft, for instance, was mainly built upon capital stolen from [jailed oligarch Mikhail] Khodorkovsky's company, but the IPO was successful with many Western corporations investing in it. This means that it is extremely difficult to detect these assets in their pure form.” MeanFormDifficultCompanySuccessfulPureBuiltWesternInvestingInstanceCorporationsAssetsStolen Author:Garry Kasparov
“At a certain point, the atmosphere in the West could change. But I don't see determined political will [for that] at the moment.” MomentsPoliticalCertainWestDeterminedAtmospherePolitical Will Author:Garry Kasparov
“In my opinion, this vicious circle will be broken by history itself. Because sticking to the current form of governance, which is to say guaranteeing the survival of [Vladimir] Putin's regime, will necessarily lead to the demise of Russia within its present borders.” FormOpinionBrokenSurvivalCurrentsCirclesRussiaBordersRegimesViciousGovernancePutinDemiseVicious Circles Author:Garry Kasparov
“The Far East and Eastern Siberia are already developing according to a Chinese scenario, the full scope of which will be revealed in the near future. In the next 10 to 15 years, a lot of Russian territories will become at least de facto Chinese. This will change the situation in Russia fundamentally.” YearsNextSituationEastRussiaDevelopingChineseTerritoryEasternScopeScenariosSiberia Author:Garry Kasparov
“Furthermore, the situation in the North Caucasus is rather unstable. Mutual relations and the cooperation between [Vladimir] Putin and [Ramzan] Kadyrov, the high price that has been paid to buy the loyalty of the local elite through an enormous tribute of multibillion[-ruble] investments, all this cannot be an arrangement for good.” Has BeensSituationRelationPaidInvestmentLoyaltyEnormousLocalsMutualCooperationElitesArrangementsPutinTributeUnstableHigh PricesCaucasus Author:Garry Kasparov
“The situation in the [North Caucasus ] region can easily get out of control if the capital inflow is interrupted. It is apparent, even when leaving democratic institutions and values aside for a moment, that [Vladimir] Putin's regime has led the country down a blind alley. Our task is to usher in a shift of paradigms, a new foundation.” IfsCountryMomentsValuesSituationTasksInstitutionsFoundationBlindDemocraticLeavingRegionsRegimesPutinParadigmInterruptedAlleysCaucasus Author:Garry Kasparov
“I tried to come up with a definition of this new paradigm in six articles entitled "Russia after Putin." I would consider Russia's integration into Europe the most important element of this strategy.” ImportantElementsSixEuropeStrategyDefinitionsCome UpRussiaArticlesEntitledIntegrationPutinParadigm Author:Garry Kasparov
“In the event that we don't want to lose the Far East and Siberia, we need a united Europe.” WantNeedsLosesUnitedEventsEuropeEastSiberia Author:Garry Kasparov