any state. they really are a transnational sovereign of their own. their revenue is about the size of the economy of south africa. but i was surprised as i reported on them because i didn t know much about them before i started the project, i started to think, oh they re kind of an independent sovereign in the world. then i discovered that s how they see themselves. and they behave that way as your example with the st. petersburg visit illustrates. even towards the united states. when there s a government in the united states that doesn t have isn t pursuing things this exxon likes it just assumes it will outlast this government. governments come and go, administrations come and go, american interests wax and wane. washington is just one capital among five dozen in the world that really matter to them. and they manage it defensively, they manage it independent i had. but that example of going to russia when asked by the state department not to do it, that s an example. there was
the spokesperson didn t know. he spoken to tillerson over the phone. it s been tough for the state department. andrea was escorted out . can you respond to the threats from china. thank you. let s go. mr. minister, are you sure the trump administration will be strong against vladimir putin? can you assure us that russia not be able to move further in ukraine? thank you. we have not had time in here. moments ago rex tillerson refused to answer questions. shouted out by our producer at state department. are there plans u.s. oil