Odgovarajući na pitanje da li je Rusija ikad kupila neku drugu naftnu kompaniju po nižoj cijeni, ruski ministar je rekao, "OK, nemojte prodavati ako je prejeftino, vi ste procijenili, vi ste dali cijenu, a mi smo rekli da prihvatamo".
Responding to a question whether Russia had ever bought any other oil company for a lower price, the Russian minister said, "OK, don't sell if it's too cheap, you estimated, you gave a price and we said that we accept".