Russia is an oil and natural gas company with a military. Trumps pro-US fracking, exploration and traditional drilling is the worst possible thing for Russia.
Especially considering how the Uranium deal under Clinton and clan was awful! SO much damage left to clean up, but Trump has this nation on its way.
One wonders how a kleptocratic state runs this company of energy production as well as it does? I agree with your analogy. A company that has a small number of shareholders who get massive dividends, including the guy at the top.