Russia Reform Monitor No. 2296
The high cost of fighting Russian corruption;
Patching the militarys social media problem;
The Kremlin fears a Venezuelan "color revolution";
Church rift continues
A defiant Lavrov at Munich
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Russia Reform Monitor No. 2295
The codification of the Russian criminal state;
Rising prices augur poorly for Russia's economy;
Europe takes a sterner line on Nord Stream II;
Moscow backs Maduro