Conditions and Implementation of the Energy Policy of the Russian Federation .......... 261

Abstract

A bstract : The article is devoted to the issues relating to the energy policy of the Russian Federation, with a particular emphasis on its conditions, as ­ sumptions and implementation. The article also discusses the policy of diversifying transit routes for Russian gas, energy cooperation between Russia and the European Union, and the Russian strategy related to the export of gas to new world markets and its global expansion in this area.