South Stream Coalition in Bulgaria possible?

Some of my Russian friends solicited my opinion on the effect of the election results on the future of the South Stream project. This comes to no surprise as Kremlin’s look on Bulgaria is more of a black and white vision – those not “pros” are definitely “cons”. No...

The beginning of the end for Putin

  The chart could be easily dismissed by the pro-Kremlin analysts as short term event not indicative of a more sustainable long term trend. Yet these days you will find few if any serious top manager in Russia’s oil industry able to conceal his concern for...