Garry Kasparov has an article in The Guardian, warning Europe to be wary of Russia’s ‘ruthless suppression‘ of democratic dissent and ‘harassment‘ of journalists, and touching on the issue of Paris-based satellite provider Eutelstat.  A survey released to coincide with yesterday’s Defender of the Fatherland Day reveals that 75% of Russians are against serving in the military because of hazing – a 30% increase on a similar survey from 2000.  Massive layoffs, like the one outlined by Dmitry Medvedev last week for the police force, are neither reformative nor unusual, says the Moscow Times.  The shoe is on the other foot in this story, with the Internal Ministry accusing the Russian media of campaigning to discredit the security forces and failing to publish accurate information.