— 22.11.10 09:00 — Russia for Sale So was there or was there not a $4 billion embezzlement at Transneft during the construction of the ESPO pipeline? Materials on the theft during... http://www.gazeta.ru/column/milov/3442481.shtml Read the article by Vladimir Milov (v**_milov **), a former deputy energy minister and someone who understands the subject extremely well. He points out, in particular, a crucial fact: the same contractors who took part in carving up ESPO-1 under Vainshtok have now "won the tenders" and will be involved in carving up ESPO-2 under Tokarev.