“Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin last week said Moscow had prepared a draft memorandum on cooperation with the 13-member cartel.”
You don’t have to be a member of OPEC to be in league with them.
The US cooperates with OPEC far more than the Russians do.
Every time we bail automakers out, oil rises. Every time we refuse to drill here we help OPEC. Every time we sell billions in arms to the Saudis we help OPEC.