Putin believes the Panama papers are an American plot to destabilize Russia before the elections.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/14/eu...stion-session/
Maybe it's just coincidence that Putin consolidates power immediately thereafter. Or perhaps it's been in the works for a while... <shrug> But if you are worried about your country becoming destabilized, creating a force that can be used against the opposition becomes attractive.
"Ella Paneyakh,[18] senior researcher for the Department of Political science and Sociology at the European University at Saint Petersburg, said that this new National Guard force was not just another law enforcement agency, but another army that had the right to conduct military operations against the country's citizens."
How do you say Posse Comitatus in Russian? You don't have to when these are your 'internal' troops.
http://spetspedia.wikia.com/wiki/MVD...nternal_Troops)