Russia: Moscow Mulls Its China Energy Strategy

As Russia prepares to sell natural gas to China, Russian experts have been busy creating a number of scenarios for such future sales. The one Russian President Vladimir Putin selects will not just have an impact on gas customers in Asia, but will also drastically affect the economic development of Siberia and Russia’s Far East.

Considering these factors, Russian natural gas, for all practical purposes, will likely first be used to develop Siberia and the Far East and then to meet Moscow’s European commitments. How much will be available for the European Union is debatable, but apparently China will do little to compete with Europe for this commodity.
Radio Free Europe