俄罗斯就土库曼斯坦的天然气签署了两项协定，以保证俄罗斯对该地区天然气出口的控制。M.K. 巴德哈库马（M.K. Bhadrakumar）在《亚洲时代》（Asia Times）上的文章指出，俄罗斯会支付更高的市场价格来购买土库曼的天然气，这所显示的是地缘政治上的战略，而不是经济上的。同时，中国与俄罗斯结束了能源合作的谈判。“简而言之，作为土库曼天然气的唯一买家，俄罗斯天然气公司Gazprom的这一新地位将进一步强化俄罗斯调控世界天然气（和石油）价格的实力。”巴德哈库马指出了这两项协定对中国、欧洲、美国以及中亚的意义。这两项协定还显示出俄罗斯对建立能源联盟的兴趣在不断增长，...
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