Putin believes that "this is a fraud to restrain the industrial development of several countries, including Russia," says Stanislav Belkovsky, a political analyst and Putin critic.
According to Andrey Illarionov, Putin's former senior economic adviser, the Russian leader's staff "did very, very extensive work trying to understand all sides of the climate debate."
"We found that, while climate change does exist, it is cyclical, and the anthropogenic role is very limited," said Illarionov.
Putin believes global warming is a fraud - 'fighting it would be unfounded' -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net
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