| Sumario: | Russian organized crime has evolved in response to new challenges and opportunities it faces, and Russian president Vladimir Putin has begun to come to terms with the fact that crime is a national security issue because of its debilitating effects on the state and the authority of the state. The Russian government has also come to realize that organized crime is now a transnational problem, one that may become intertwined with the fraught issues of terrorist funding and supply, and that it is therefore better to make it clear that Russia is no longer a safe haven for global crime.
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