Russia chastises U.S. over energy

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MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin's top political adviser Wednesday accused the United States of seeking international energy domination under the guise of promoting democracy and insisted that Russia is committed to building its own style of political pluralism without outside interference.

"When our partners interpret energy security as full control over our energy resources, I think we have a right to understand it differently," said Vladislav Surkov, deputy head of the presidential administration and the architect of some of Putin's most controversial steps to reassert the power of the state in Russia.

"People talk to us about democracy, but they're really thinking about our energy resources," Surkov said.

He noted that during Vice President Dick Cheney's recent visit to Kazakhstan, an oil-rich state whose human-rights record is often criticized, the American "harshly criticized Russia's democracy and then praised Kazakhstan's.

"Kazakhstan is our brother and neighbor, but I'll never believe they've advanced further in the cause of democracy than Russia has," he said. "We know our flaws. But we don't get involved in things that are not our business, and we'd like to be treated in the same way."
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There is still smart politicien in this world, too bad they are very far away from us.

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003092767_russenergy29.html
 
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Energy will continue to be the most important wild card in Eastern Europe. Russia has huge reserves of natural gas and already the EU, with many of its members dependent on Russian sales, is wavering on exactly who it supports and how much. Maclean's carried an excellent article in a May issue of this year on the increasingly tense situation in Russia, the Putin organization's move to centralize power and suppress dissent and how energy is emerging as a key broker in the new face of Russia. With Mid-East energy supplies increasingly susceptible to regional conflict the EU can't afford to antagonize Russia.
Looks like the bad boy is back.
 
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