"Putin's grand blackmail will cost Russia. If the nation's oil and gas revenues subside -- and in the near future they very likely will as a result of Putin's reckless steering -- Russia will run short of cash again and will be unable to pay for Turkish leather jackets, Indian drugs and Chinese cell phones. For that to happen, the drop in energy sales need not be apocalyptic; the Russian economy is so fragile that a mere 10 percent setback could probably cripple it. "
The heat belt in the US is having a very mild spring - inventories of oil are up and prices should plummet unless Putie FABRICATES an incident to strike fear in supplies - say something like getting his lapog in Belorus to provide Iran with WMD technology
OOPS - he already did that!!
Give Putin a bottle of Turkish Roki. And talk sense into him. Actually, he needs to talk with the elected leaders of the countries around him. It's cold and shitty around Moscow in the winter. A good time to visit other places and vacation while getting things together. He needs to. He's been running loose and irritating people without any particular purpose. Time to get away from Moscow and into a warmer climate where the sun actually shines half a day.