'Under Putin, Russia has failed to democratize and modernize its economy'
- Posted on June 3, 2025
- By Le Monde
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'Under Putin, Russia has failed to democratize and modernize its economy'

OP-ED. To truly address the roots of the war in Ukraine, Russia must begin by acknowledging and combating systemic corruption, which poses a threat to Russians as well as to the rest of the world, writes Matthew H. Murray, an American expert in public and international affairs.