It is widely expected that Vladimir Putin will take the leadership of Gazprom after his term as President nominally ends.

Apparently he'll have a personal militia as well.

And I believe that after 4 years, he can run for President once more.

Blackwater can pay for the best. So can Gazprom.

What do you expect, illiterate conscripts guarding vital infrastructure when there is reason to believe some western countries would try to sabotage them?