"There is a conflict going on ... There are basically military actions going on here. What's happening is a madhouse."
BP. TNK-BP
BP chairman is like Goebbels, says Russian oligarch
TNK-BP Russian shareholders scupper meeting
Crucial talks between BP and its Russian partners in TNK-BP, the Russian oil venture, broke down as the Russian billionaire shareholders failed to attend a scheduled board meeting in Cyprus amid a stand-off for control of the company, two people familiar with the situation said.