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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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been casting doubt on man-made global warming since the early 2000s, according to the New York Times Gee. What a concept. "Climate change does exist, it is cyclical, and the anthropogenic role is very limited."Looks like the Russians refuse to be hoodwinked by all the propaganda.