Europe's current predicament - analysis
The Ukraine war will likely be resolved comparatively quickly but will be horrendous in terms of the energy implications for Europe, if not the world.
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin poses with Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft CEO Nikolai Tokarev, after the latter was awarded the title of Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation during a ceremony at the Kremlin last month.(photo credit: SPUTNIK/REUTERS)