HARDtalk

Russia is a fossil fuel superpower, one of the worlds biggest exporters of oil and gas. That strength has enabled the Russian bear to reassert itself on the world stage. As the Georgians discovered last summer - you mess with Moscow at your peril. But how sustainable is Russia's resource driven resurgence? Stephen Sackur talks to Konstantin Simonov, the director of an influential Moscow think tank. Has reliance on commodities taken Russia down a dangerous path?