Putin Calls for Corruption Probe of Utilities, Interfax Reports

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called for Russia’s energy and economy ministries and law enforcement agencies to probe corruption at state-owned utilities, Interfax reported from a government meeting in Siberia.

The checks are to take place over the next two months and include companies in which OAO Gazprom, VEB, the state development bank, and OAO Sberbank own stakes, Interfax reported, citing Putin.