Posted on 08/14/2014 1:45:36 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Russia's Rosneft , which produces more oil than Iraq or Iran, is seeking a $42 billion loan from a fund earmarked for Russian pensions to help it weather Western sanctions imposed over Moscow's role in Ukraine.
Analysts expected the Russian government to turn down the proposal by the world's largest listed oil producer, one fifth owned by BP and run by a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, unless political pressure is brought to bear.
It was one of the most stunning of several proposals for the Russian state to help firms hit by U.S. and European sanctions over Moscow's annexation of Crimea in March and role in subsequent fighting in eastern Ukraine.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Russia quickly moving back to , We Pretend to work and they Pretend to pay us.
Let’s see how long they can pretend to eat.
Crimea Board of Tourism: “Please come visit, our beaches are empty.”
Gotta pay their Freepers somehow. LOL!
There was a headline about Gazprom yesterday - first 6 months of 2014 its profit is down 36%
http://www.rosbalt.ru/main/2014/08/13/1303539.html
LOL
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