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If it fails, it will be a big loss for Gazprom and the Russian economy, but it's not like the Russians will say okay, you can go ahead with the NATO enlargement, but as long as Nord Stream 2 is operational, that's fine, the question is what is [ Putin's ] ultimate aim ? He's got the money, the currency reserves that Russia has saved, it can afford to lose money right now... is the economic relationship, the pipeline, a cost he's willing to pay ?