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Those who hold this view of Russian foreign policy cite Section IV.3 of the Russian Energy Strategy 2003 where one of the stated strategic aims of gas industry development is to secure the political interests of Russia in Europe and surrounding states, and also in the Asia-Pacific region . They also cite President Vladimir Putin s PhD dissertation (see Balzer, 2006). 

Balzer, H. (2006) Vladimir Putin on Russian energy policy , Energy Politics, Issue IX, Spring, pp. 31-9. 

Signing of the Edict No 752 of 30 September 2013 On Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by the President of RF Vladimir Putin. The goal of this edict is To ensure reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 75% against the 1990 emission level by 2020 . 

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