But a predictable and safe business always brings pressure to diversify, especially for quoted companies.

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Should the pressure for such reforms now be relieved thanks to American capital infusions, it is predictable that the Russian energy sector will simply serve once again as a multibillion-dollar annual revenue stream for the preservation of the military-industrial complex.

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