Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies

Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies, but Will They Return?
Industry experts say Western companies will need to weigh potential access to oil and gas riches against political risks and other hazards of doing business in Russia.
Vladimir Putin prepares for return of western companies to Russia
Vladimir Putin has ordered his cabinet to prepare for the return of western companies, flaunting a potential corporate renaissance from the unfolding US-Russia rapprochement. Russia’s president said on Friday he wanted Russian companies to have “certain advantages” over “those that return to our market” as payback for western sanctions.
Heavily sanctioned Russia ready to help Western companies return, says Putin
Speaking at the Forum of Future Technologies in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will be ready to welcome "a return to our market for those who want to return" after heavy sanctions and a mass exodus of Western companies following Russia's 2022 assault on Ukraine.
Putin opens the door to the return of Western business to Russia
By Ben Aris in Berlin Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened the door to Western companies’ return to the Russian market, but only on the Kremlin’s terms and only after sanctions are lifted, the Russian president said on February 21.
Russia Needs Rules for Returning Western Companies, Putin Says
Russia needs a regulatory mechanism for Western companies that seek to return to the country so that Russian firms do not lose their competitive edge, President Vladimir Putinsaid Friday. “We can regulate the return to our market of those who want to return accordingly [by] creating an advantage for our own manufacturers,
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