When I took the job, we spoke about pursuing a liberal economic policy. Now, the state has evolved in quite the opposite direction.

The state can be inept, irrational and pursue strange interests, but those interests were always seen as in the national interest. What I could not foresee was that state interests could evolve into corporate and private interests to such an extent.

We spoke about it quite in depth. And-you know when I op-when-when I rejoined the team back in '97, we'd be working out-talking about it. You know we'd go into clubhouses and do steroids. Bottom line.

Energy weapons are being used against neighbors.

Russia will deliver energy supplies only to those it likes, only to those regimes who are friendly with Russia.

These quasi-state corporations are in fact driven by private interests while taking advantage of their state status and privileges. The state has come to serve the interests of several corporations instead of the majority of citizens.