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Karin Kneissl: Vienna’s ties to Moscow and the impact of Austrian neutrality

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BP's Relationship With Vladimir Putin

In 1992 there was no Russia. There was a Soviet Union. I never had any contact with him apart from the fact that he attended the same academy. And he was a director of the active KGB, which is a business matter. He just said that you were, well, he did mention Putin, but he also said that he's thought you, given your mindset, your attitude toward Russia, would be somebody that the KGB might be interested in. But I'm prepared. You say you've never been approached. Well, BP is still a shareholder in Rosnief. It has never notified its exit. So I'm not a person who quits when there is a turbulence on the

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