Poll: Russians believe corruption worsened under Putin
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Most Russians believe corruption has worsened since Vladimir Putin took office a decade ago and bribe-takers are arrested only when the government needs a public relations boost, a poll showed on Monday.
Dmitry Medvedev, who replaced Putin as president in 2008, said corruption was a threat to the state and made it a priority. Putin, now prime minister, has promised to tackle graft, which he said undermined the economy. Of 1,600 people surveyed earlier this month, 60 percent said they believed corruption was worse than in 2000, when Putin was elected president, the Levada Centre polling station said. (Reuters)
