John KatzRussia Takes Over Venezuela’s Oil Industry(Hot Air) We already learned that Russia was sending bombers to Venezuela for military exercises and supporting the country’s imploding...
John KatzThe Mueller probe could turn out to be a disaster (The Washington Post) All of Washington is focused on the political peril President Trump faces from Robert S. Mueller III’s...
John KatzAt G20, oil kingpins try to fix a new fiasco(Axios) Yet again, energy experts have gotten the oil market wrong: Less than two months ago, Brent crude was about $86 a barrel, and the...
John KatzUkraine Declares Martial Law Along Borders With Russia(VOA) Ukraine's parliament approved President Petro Poroshenko's call to impose martial law in parts of Ukraine bordering Russia and the...
John KatzRussia: Beyond its myths(The New York Times) Since Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, analysis of Russia, both inside and outside the country, has largely...
John KatzThe Petty Strongman Who Straddles the World-Source-The Daily Beast- A “dim but not commonplace” appearance with a face marked by “morose concentration” was how Leon Trotsky...
John KatzAmericans Are Easy Marks for Russian Trolls-Source-The Daily Beast- You don’t need to read the federal indictments to spot the moment Russia began targeting the United States with...
John KatzRussia says preparing answers to U.S. questions on arms control pact.(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that Moscow has started preparing answers to the questions related to...
John Katz'A Colossal Mistake': Experts Sound the Alarm After Trump Plans to Ditch Arms Treaty with Russia.Concerns are mounting after President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that he will withdraw from a Cold War-era nuclear arms control...
John KatzPutin's most prominent critic is let out of jail, then arrested again-Source-ABC- Russia's most prominent opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, was released from jail on Monday and then immediately arrested...