someone who is in charge of where the russian economy is go and we're here in the russian ministry of economic development once again the christmas trees right here to talk with minister but he might have been good morning and what a great to do that one more time let's begin with the news from the last few days and focus on the nord stream to pipeline project in the baltic sea for months the message from russian officials has been that pretty much nothing can stop a project that is almost all but complete many experts were saying that these sanctions are only aimed at the domestic audience is just a trick before the elections to show that pressure is being put on russia but now the measures are in place and russia finds itself in a position a very tricky one that technically it doesn't have the capabilities to finish the pipeline project so what does that say about how much moscow is able to come up with plan b. plan c. etc well there was there was already extensive comments there that coming from president bush whom is to cause a friendship and.

someone who is in charge of where the russian economy is go and we're here in the russian ministry of economic development once again the christmas trees right here to talk with minister but he might have been good morning at any rate to do that one more time let's begin with the news from the last few days and focus on the nord stream to pipe.

someone who is in charge of where the russian economy is go and we're here in the russian ministry of economic development once again the christmas trees right here to talk with minister but he might have been good morning at any rate to do that one more time let's begin with the news from the last few days and focus on the nord stream 2 pipeline project in the baltic sea for months the message from russian officials has been that pretty much nothing can stop a project that is almost all but complete many experts were saying that these sanctions are only aimed at the domestic audience it's just a trick before the elections to show that pressure is being put on russia but now the measures are in place and russia finds itself in a position a very tricky one that technically it doesn't have the capabilities to finish the pipeline project so what does that say about how much moscow is able to come up with a plan b. plan c. etc well there was there was already extensive comments there that coming from president bush who missed of course a mutual friend in jail and what i would like to attract your attention to

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