The G8 energy summit in St Petersburg will be a "huge disappointment" in terms of Russian movement toward a European-type market economy, Russian president Vladimir Putin's former economic advisor, Andrey Illarionov, predicted on Friday (31 March).
"The best way to secure energy security is to have a free market...that's exactly the opposite of what is happening in Russia," he said on a special Moscow edition of the BBC panel show Question Time.
"It [the summit] will be a huge b...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.