Russia’s gas grip over Greece

Business Insider analyzes the political implications of Greece’s approximately 100 million euro gas debt owed to Gazprom. Greece’s new leftist government could bribe Russia by offering a veto on new EU sanctions in order to get a better deal with Gazprom,...

Ukraine separatists plan summit of unrecognized states

The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic says it will hold a summit of unrecognized states in February or March. The pro-Russian separatists think they can draw representatives from the Texas secessionist movement, whom they claim fully support their...

Did Navalny out Putin’s daughter?

Kremlin critic Alex Navalny published a report on his Facebook page that identifies one of Putin’s daughter as a the head of an organization working with Moscow State University. That organization just received a contract for a $1.7 billion university...