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    For the Russian state, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny was simply business | Oliver Bullough

    The kleptocracy that controls the country behaves like a ruthless mafia clan - the world needs to start treating it like one
    by Oliver Bullough Sep 04, 2020 4 minutes
    ‘Alexei Navalny’s viral videos have done more than anything to expose the luxurious lifestyles of the Kremlin’s elite.’ Photograph: Pavel Golovkin/AP

    My favourite moment in The Godfather comes when Michael, barely moving his mouth, assures his brother: “It’s not personal, Sonny, it’s strictly business.” He’s not killing a New York City police captain to avenge his broken jaw, but to advance the Corleone family’s commercial interests.

    It was a line I remembered when I first heard of the poisoning of , the Russian anti-corruption campaigner whose viral videos have done more than anything to expose the luxurious lifestyles of the Kremlin’s elite (here’s about a vice-premier, a jet and a pedigree corgi). Commentators regularly explain such poisonings – like that of in 2018, or in 2006, or indeed many others – by saying that Vladimir Putin is settling old scores, eradicating perceived traitors.

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