Kostin's idea of attracting private investment also might be helped by the decriminalization initiative passed by the Duma on April 5, which would forgive businessmen and bankers for certain financial crimes as long as they pay compensation to both the victims and the Russian government. Putin has voiced support for decriminalization in the past, suggesting it will become law before too long. This is discussed as a form of revenue-generation and damage control in the piece "Russia After Putin: Dictatorship, Democracy, or Chaos?" https://nattothoughts.substack.com/p/russia-after-putin-dictatorship-democracy
Kostin's idea of attracting private investment also might be helped by the decriminalization initiative passed by the Duma on April 5, which would forgive businessmen and bankers for certain financial crimes as long as they pay compensation to both the victims and the Russian government. Putin has voiced support for decriminalization in the past, suggesting it will become law before too long. This is discussed as a form of revenue-generation and damage control in the piece "Russia After Putin: Dictatorship, Democracy, or Chaos?" https://nattothoughts.substack.com/p/russia-after-putin-dictatorship-democracy