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Shot of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom's headquarters in Moscow
October 20, 2004 2009 GMT
Immediately after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Gazprom became Moscow's most effective tool for influencing its newly independent neighbors' policies and ingratiating itself to the West.

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