ACCORDING TO A THEORY GASPROM HAS FINANCED ARMENIAN ARMS DEALERS, THE TIMES SAYS

YEREVAN, June 1. /Mediamax/. One conspiracy theory, entertained by American oilmen, is that Gazprom money has been finding its way into offshore companies and from there on to Armenian arms dealers.
This is said in “Power monster that fuels Russia’s foreign policy” article of The Times. According to the newspaper, the logic of the authors of the theory is that as long as there is conflict in Azerbaijan and Chechnya, building pipelines will look a risky business for Western investors and keep them at arm’s length. Gazprom has been urging President Putin to stop the construction of competitive gas pipelines to the West. –0–