But that is unlikely: Natural resources comprise 70% of Russia’s exports, and transfers from Gazprom’s revenues alone account for at least 5% of the national budget. Over the past decade, rising oil and gas prices fueled rapid GDP growth, securing Putin’s popularity and giving him the resources to reconstruct Russia’s military might, now on display in Ukraine.
当然，如果普京下令而天然气停止欧洲业务，欧洲要想面对天然气输送量下降30%的局面也绝不容易。但这是不可能的：自然资源占俄罗斯出口的70%，而来自而天然气的收入一项就至少占俄罗斯国民预算的5%。过去十年中，上涨的石油和天然气价格刺激了GDP的快速增长，确保了普京的支持率，也让他有资源重建俄罗斯军事实力并将其部署到乌克兰。