Russian ambitions in the energy sphere and the global financial crisis

"For the time being, the current financial crisis has halted the Russian economic boom. The government is
compelled to invest $ 100 billion for the bail-out of the banking system, money that comes from the Kremlin's
foreign-currency reserves totalling $ 600 billion. Currently, capital outflow exceeds the inflow. Having financed
their acquisitions with Western money, Russian oligarchs feel the pain…