At the very least someone had to teach them how to make it. The Russians are geniuses at using third party surrogates to do their bidding. After the Middle East succumbs to a nuclear exchange between Israel and Iran, Russia will become an Oil Czar with plausible deniability. They will no doubt use their 'useful idiots' throughout Europe and the US to blame the whole problem on that 'cowboy' Bush and us Vast Right Wing Conspirators.