When the Russian leadership clique is so closely intertwined with their local criminal elements the question of "profit" becomes a far more serious component than it would within a western political administration doing a cost/benefit analysis for the purpose of reducing substance abuse.

Again, this goes directly to that application of the rule-of-law. On the one hand the Russian LEA are restrained from interfering in child pornography activities; indeed, Russian legislation in this regard condones possession and only frowns on local distribution while on the other hand the rule-of-law is affected only by the budgetary constraints/cost benefit guidance within the so-called US/UK designation.

Export of this material [internet or otherwise] apparently is not even addressed in Russian legislation. This is in contrast with international standards where Thailand, Cambodia et al at least co-operate willingly with the worldwide LEA to prosecute outlaws!

the huge volumes of child pornography [and the associated child abuse] manufactured in Ukraine, Germany, Thailand, Cambodia et al and distributed worldwide via the Russian internet services and, of course, with the full cooperation and connivance of the Russian authorities.

I must give full credit here; in no other country would such a perversion of facilities be possible without the collaboration of the Russia government.