Vladimir Putin fired his powerful defense chief over a corruption scandal Tuesday, but a heady mix of sex, power struggles and military vendettas dominated talk in Russia about what was really behind the downfall of the man who has overseen the nation's most radical defense reform in decades. The dismissal of Anatoly Serdyukov was a surprise because the burly politician was widely regarded as having the president's blessing for a military modernization that has won the enmity of generals and arms makers with connections to members of Putin's inner circle. Adding intrigue was the fact that Serdyukov is married to the daughter one of Putin's close allies, a former prime minister who wields enormous influence as chairman of state-run natural gas giant Gazprom. Media reports suggest that Serdyukov's alleged philandering angered Viktor Zubkov and may have been a factor in the sacking. But most experts see a behind-the-scenes power struggle at the root of Putin's decision. Serdyukov has masterminded a campaign to drastically cut the ranks of officers and overhaul an antiquated military structure to create a leaner, meaner force that might restore Russia's faded military glory. In particular, he has aggressively demanded higher quality and cheaper prices from the military industry ruffling powerful business interests. That is seen as having set off an internal struggle in which Kremlin allies of leading arms makers have conspired to bring Serdyukov down. "He angered the leaders of defense industries, refusing to sign new contracts until they make their prices fully transparent," said Alexander Golts, an independent Moscow-based military expert. "And he told them that the military will buy the weapons it needs, not the weapons they want to sell." Dmitri Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, told The Associated Press that Serdyukov's moves to "replace the very foundation of the Russian military system" won him powerful enemies. "A lot of entrenched interests benefited from that system," Trenin said. While giving few details, the president linked the move to a probe announced by the country's top investigative agency last month into the sale of military assets, including real estate. The Investigative Committee says the state suffered damages of 3 billion rubles ($95 million) in just a few cases reviewed. The corruption case first surfaced last month and involves Oboronservice, a state-controlled company whose activities include servicing military aircraft and arms and building military facilities. In the course of the probe, investigators carried out an early morning search of the apartment of Yevgeniya Vasilyeva, a senior Oboronservice official who was once a close aide of Serdyukov in the Defense Ministry. Serdyukov reportedly was alone at the apartment with Vasilyeva when police turned up fueling rumors of an affair. "The scandal behind the scandal is a personal scandal that has been rumored in Mr. Serdyukov's family," Trenin said. Serdyukov, a former furniture salesman, entered public service as a tax official and quickly rose through the ranks to become head of the Russian tax service before being appointed defense minister in 2007. Russian media have speculated that he owed his meteoric rise to marrying Zubkov's daughter. Whatever the origins of Serdyukov's success, it's clear that he made a profound impact on Russia as its military chief. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/06/anatoly-serdyukov-dismissed_n_2080992.html The Russian harsh reality> The total stealing, bulldogs fighting under the rug + cherchez la femme
Investigators Won't Charge Serdyukov With Graft, Report Says 19 August 2013 | Issue 5194 The Moscow Times Military investigators have decided not to open criminal a case that could have seen former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov charged with abusing his position to misappropriate government funds, a news report said Monday The allegations have only deepened the haze of suspicion surrounding Serdyukov, who was fired by President Vladimir Putin in November when evidence of fraudulent land sales by the Defense Ministry began to surface, but who not yet been prosecuted. Military prosecutors started examining the case in April when equipment supply company Dikon reported irregularities in a furniture tender put out by the Defense Ministry for the Krasnodar Presidential Cadet School, Kommersant reported. Prosecutors said that Yekaterina Priyezzheva, former director of the defense ministry's department of education, told her subordinates to adapt the tender so that it could only be won by Isku furniture company, whose sales director was her acquaintance. As a result, no other companies were able to compete for the contract, even though Isku's offer was more than $1.2 million higher than Dikon's. In August, the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service declared the Defense Ministry and auction committee's conduct illegal and announced Dikon the winner of the contract. But in the end, no contract was ever signed by Dikon and the ministry. Realizing that it was now impossible to sign a government contract with Isku, Priyezzheva allegedly asked then-Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov to pay for the furniture with funds from Help and Mercy, whose board of trustees he heads, claiming that it was necessary to prevent a disruption in students' education. Prosecutors said that Priyezzheva didn't tell Serdyukov about Dikon's lower offer, but they nonetheless accused him of abusing his authority to contravene laws protecting competition on government tenders. Prosecutors sent their case materials to the Main Military Investigative Department, but investigators disagreed with the findings of the examination and have opted against opening a criminal case, Kommersant reported. Roman Fedosov, deputy general director of Dikon, thinks that there is no basis for the investigators' decision, saying that the case materials provided concrete evidence against those suspected of involvement. Fedosov has appealed to President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to look into the matter. Both the Investigative Committee and the Serdyukov have declined to comment on the matter. Read more: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/...h-graft-report-says/484735.html#ixzz2cWmV9FSQ The Moscow Times
Is here corruption in Russia ? It 's just disorderly conduct when compared to the corruption in the United States. For example "President Obamas trip this month to Africa, with the first family tagging along, is projected to cost taxpayers as much as $100 million, sparking criticism as the federal government scrimps along during sequester-related budget cuts." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/18/first-family-trip-to-africa-projected-to-cost-up-to-100m-sparking-criticism/ That is corruption in full height.
Corruption f both countries The fugitive forms of finance minister of the Moscow region Alexey Kuznetsov, er Detained by Police in the town of Toulon in southern France, enligt police sources. Agence France Press reports att Russian ex-official er on Interpol's wanted list since November 2012. Earlier, Russian law enforcement offcials customs Itar-Tass att Alexey Kuzentsov, 50, hatred er Detained in southern France and was pending Extradition. In Russia he is Suspected of Committing Offences in the housing and utilities sector of the Moscow region and Causing Damage worth of 3.5000000000000 rubles til regional budget. Alexey Kuznetsov hatred været first deputy prime minister and the finance minister of the Moscow region before 2008 and then stepped down on his own freewill. Later, Boris Gromov, som var then the governor of the Moscow region, forklarte att Kuznetsov had resigned fordi of dual citizenship. Ifølge unofficial reports, Kuznetsov emigrated til United States where his family was residing at that time. Acting Governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov said on Saturday at han hoped two the obtain compensation for the damage til regional budget caused by Kuznetsov. http: / / english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_07_...n-France-7605 /
Ladies and gentlemen, place your bets.In which country the level of corruption is more higher in Russia or the United States? "The massive disposal effort, which U.S. military officials call unprecedented, has unfolded largely out of sight amid an ongoing debate inside the Pentagon about what to do with the heaps of equipment that won’t be returning home. Military planners have determined that they will not ship back more than $7 billion worth of equipment — about 20 percent of what the U.S. military has in Afghanistan — because it is no longer needed or would be too costly to ship back home."http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/scrapping-equipment-key-to-afghan-drawdown/2013/06/19/9d435258-d83f-11e2-b418-9dfa095e125d_story.html?hpid=z1 in the united states, a lot of examples of that. Senseless conversation.
Right - the senseless conversation. Two very corruption and criminal countries. You can find out many examples about corruption and stealing in RF and US, as I told both sides suck.
You are right as usual, mate. But it seems, it will not happen soon. Now, Serdyukov and entourage can relax. 'Cause the thing - For my friends, everything. For my enemies, the law. does work here.
Serdyukov came into service again and he will continue to work for the welfare of the Russian Federation. The former Minister of Defence headed the Federal research test center of mechanical engineering in Russian Technologies state corporation. http://ru-facts.com/news/view/28260.html
