I was wondering if Putin wanted to make enemies out of his apparatchiks, but you're right, it's to keep them quiet and subservient. Similar to China's anti-corr

I was wondering if Putin wanted to make enemies out of his apparatchiks, but you're right, it's to keep them quiet and subservient. Similar to China's anti-corruption laws, where only the undesirables get investigated and even punished with death. As a bonus maybe the uninformed Russians will now think Putin is cleaning up government, the corrupt middle layer that's ruining his mission to make Russia great again...