Justified caveats regarding Russian commercial traps and pitfalls in trade, finance and investment are not prominently emphasized by either the U.S. Government or media. American political and military interests do not necessarily correspond to commercial business interests. Official advice of government agencies may involve conflicts of interest with private business interests. Many apparent investments consist of tax dollars rather then allocations of private capital to commercial opportunities. In spite of all this and the graft and corruption profits can be made and capital safeguarded but "possession" remains ten 10ths of the law. Contracts are window dressing and legal recourse a figment of the imagination.

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