普京把能源安全问题列为本次峰会议程的首要问题，但是这并不掩盖俄罗斯通过控制运送其石油和天然气的管道、加工炼油厂以及出售它们的零售网点而操纵欧洲市场的野心。
Putin has placed energy security at the top of the summit’s agenda, but that does not mask Russia’s ambition to dominate European markets by controlling the pipelines that carry its oil and gas, the refineries that process it, and the retail outlets that sell it.