The final "Minerals Agreement" feels like an old joke - Roman Shraik.

The final agreement on minerals reminds me of an old joke.

Two new Russians meet.

- Will you buy a train car full of jelly for a million dollars?

- Sure, let’s do it!

They shook hands, and the first went off to find a train car of jelly, while the second went to find a million dollars.

Just a little differently:

- I’m trading minerals for security guarantees.

- I don’t have any security guarantees for you.

- (whispering) But I have profitable deposits.

- What?

- What?

- Give me half of the developing deposits.

- Better yet, let’s put half of the income from hypothetical new ones into a common fund.

- And how will you pay off the 500 billion debt?

- I agree to pay 0 dollars, and I owe you nothing.

- It’s a deal.