They seize oil interests and double the price of gas.

They squash an investigation into the death of the poisoned former spy and tried to get Blair to silence him on his death bed.

Now, we learn that despite Putin's term in office coming to an end in 2008, he will stay on as leader under some other guise.

And, they are not helping with the Iran situation.

Who would want to invest in such an atmosphere? What happened to the promise Gorbechev offered up?