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day become more technologically<br />
developed in military and defense<br />
sphere then Russia.<br />
In the first half of November Vladimir<br />
Putin is planning to visit China.<br />
There the price of gas contract will<br />
be signed or at least defined (most<br />
probably on the level of 250-300<br />
dollars per thousand cubic meters)<br />
and all the other contracts that China<br />
needs from Russia will be signed. In<br />
such a way big Chinese buying of<br />
Russia will be formalized. Only after<br />
that China can give a small financial<br />
help to Russia on the level “Chinese<br />
money for Chinese products and<br />
goods”. The role of Russia – China gas<br />
deal as the pass operation for entering<br />
Russian economy will be finally<br />
presented which will make the real<br />
gas cooperation between two sides<br />
a big phantom. China will not really<br />
need Russian gas so the pipeline will<br />
not really be built on time under the<br />
sanctions against Russia.<br />
Big Putin’s bluff about turning cooperation<br />
to the East from Europe will<br />
become clear to all that will seriously<br />
reduce Russian energy and political<br />
influence in EU. The price for chaotic<br />
and arrogant behavior in international<br />
relations and against Ukraine<br />
will be fully paid by Russia and its<br />
leaders. Only after that the new effective<br />
strategies of energy development<br />
can return to Europe and on<br />
global level.<br />
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CASPIAN REPORT, FALL <strong>2014</strong>
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