Putin’s Gas-for-Rubles Gambit Hits EU Fault Lines as Stakes Rise

(Bloomberg) — After suffering months of punishing sanctions, Vladimir Putin used a powerful tool to impose some economic pain on Europe — and to fracture the unity of his opponents —...

Putin’s Gas-for-Rubles Demand Spurs Confusion in Russia, Abroad

(Bloomberg) — Neither Gazprom nor the Kremlin could shed much light Thursday on how they will implement President Vladimir Putin’s surprise announcement that Russia’s massive gas trade with Euro...