MarketWatch: Russia is the World’s Biggest Loser from Oil’s Crash, and that’s Reason to Worry

There was a time when Russia could use energy sales — or energy embargoes, as the case may be — to make Europe tremble. But now the world is awash in energy, and Russia’s recent efforts to reach an entente with the Saudis failed to support oil prices.  – George Friedman

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