Putin's Mistake Comes Back to Haunt Him.

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has launched a crackdown on police corruption after a series of raids on police stations. The Kremlin has accused policemen of working for "organized criminal groups" and leaking information to Ukraine. The crackdown is an attempt to stop the massive black market in leaks and stolen data, known as probiv, which has operated with impunity at every level of society for years. The corruption of Putin's Russia has blown up in the president's face on the global stage, and he started to take action. Instead of plugging the holes in the system, however, the Kremlin just worked harder to persecute independent journalists and opposition leaders.