... tough to overcome in Moscow's effort's to separate itself from natural resources being the predominant sector that drives the economy. Yevgeny Gavrilenkov, the chief economist at Moscow investment bank Troika Dialog, commented, "Russia is like an addict, and oil is the drug." In one attempt by Putin to bring in the large foreign investors, and playing up to Russia's strongest sector ... ...

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