Posing with Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin
Apr 26th, 2014
by John Donovan.

Shell’s Ben van Beurden bows to Putin on Good Friday, 18 April 2014
Extract from a New York Times article by ALISON SMALE and DANNY HAKIM published in print 26 April 2014 under the headline:
European Firms Seek to Minimize Russia Sanctions
BERLIN — With the showdown over Ukraine escalating and President Obama warning Moscow of a tough new round of sanctions, Russia and its allies in the European private sector are conducting a separate campaign to ensure that they can maintain their deep and longstanding economic ties even if the Kremlin orders further military action. No European industry has been as open in its support of Russia as the energy industry. Executives have publicly voiced skepticism about the effectiveness of sanctions, lobbied behind the scenes to head them off and traveled to Russia, on at least one occasion to pose with Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin.
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