Vladimir Putin revealed that the Yeltsin administration had been compromised by corrupt [[CIA]] agents who were exploiting Russia for personal gain during the hard times in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union and its painful transition to a [[free market]] economy: | Vladimir Putin revealed that the Yeltsin administration had been compromised by corrupt [[CIA]] agents who were exploiting Russia for personal gain during the hard times in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union and its painful transition to a [[free market]] economy: |