A U.S. Embassy document describes Moscow as a “strategic partner” of the United States and notes that Russia has been providing military assistance to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. `` Luzhkov oversees a system in which it appears that almost everyone at every level is involved in some form of corruption or criminal behavior . '' Businesses prefer paying off cops over gangsters , the document states .
A U.S. Embassy document describes Moscow as a “strategic partner” of the United States and notes that Russia has been providing military assistance to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Businesses prefer paying off cops over gangsters , the document states .