"For me, there are more questions than answers around these rumours. Why do they want to give control to Rosneft? They owe much more to China than to Russia. "And I'm not sure that Rosneft really needs this kind of a 'gift'. 'Control' here may mean not direct control over the business but a new level of coordination on the oil market. "I suppose there might be an advisory team from Rosneft giving support to the locals in terms of reforms." A change of ownership over PDVSA would need to be approved by the National Assembly, which is controlled by the opposition. READ MORE: Revealed: The border could Trump and Putin military clashes