The Telegraph, which was printed in its issue of November 26. In it, Kasparov spoke about the totalitarian Putin's regime in Russia and noted in particular:
"Putin? A petty criminal. It's his mentality. At the end of the day, it's all about money. Putin recognized that if he could get enough money, everything would be under control.
Putin is like Al Capone. The only important element of his political system is loyalty. As long as you're loyal to the boss, you're safe.
The Russian political system is no more than a front for a kleptocracy overseen by Putin and his billionaire cronies; a pretend democracy devoid of a real opposition.
He says it is not necessary for members of The Other Russia to share a single ideology. "When you oppose a dictatorship, should you tell others to get out because they have ideas that may not fit your agenda? We are not fighting to govern, we are fighting simply to have a real election (not much - KC). We do not have an electoral process in Russia".
The western powers, he says, have allowed Putin to get away with masquerading as a democrat, not least by admitting Russia to the G8.
Russian economy is stagnating, and that at oil prices are above $ 100. "So there are hundreds of billions of dollars earned from energy exports that never made their way into the Russian economy".
We have 100 billionaires and no roads, no medical services. The regime will collapse and it might be much sooner than anyone expects", said Kasparov in an interview to the London newspaper.
For its part, The Telegraph writes that Kasparov fears Putin will kill him, as he killed Russian dissident Litvinenko in London during a Russia's nuclear terrorist attack on Britain in 2006, so when he is in Russia, he is always accompanied by his bodyguards.
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