Transneft, not Russia, should pay dirty oil bill -Siluanov
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NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Russia should not pay for mistakes by oil pipeline monopoly Transneft from the budget, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Anton Siluanov told Reuters on Wednesday, piling pressure on the state-owned pipeline operator.Transneft, which operates 68,000 km (42,253 miles) of trunk pipelines, is controlled by the state. Its preferred shares are owned by some East Europe-focused funds.Its preferred shares were down 0.5% at the opening of trading in Moscow.Five million tonnes of..