Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has expressed concern over Russia’s dependence on foreign companies in ‘key industries‘.  Dairy farmer Dmitry Malov has been sentenced to five years in jail, apparently as a result of refusing to bow to F.S.B. pressure to sell his business cheaply to an unknown buyer.  The BBC also has a video report on the same story.  France may team up with Russia to create a €2 billion joint venture to promote tourism in the North Caucasus with hotels and resorts.  A Moscow Times opinion piece praises Yandex for achieving success ‘free of government interference‘: a rare thing in a business climate marred by red tape.  Putin is going after medium-sized businesses – for their support.