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Vladi­mir Putin is suffocating his own nation


In the tumult and uncertainty that marked Russia after the Soviet Union imploded, when the state was weak and many institutions tottering, a vital lifeline was extended from the West. The U.S. government, as well as foundations and philanthropies, responded generously. The financier George Soros, through his Open Society Foundations, provided small grants that sustained many impoverished scientists. The MacArthur Foundation and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) were vital sources of support to civil society, education and human rights. Now, President Vladimir Putin is forcing these organizations out of Russia, using law enforcement and a parliament that he controls. …read more

Source: Business Insider

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