Russia: “Rich Russia Minus Ideology Equals Trouble” · Global Voices
Veronica Khokhlova

Edward Lucas, the Central and East European correspondent of The Economist, writes about the dangers Russia poses as an ideology-free, “cash-rich energy empire.” The beatroot reports on Poland's defense minister Radek Sikorski likening the Russian-German gas deal to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.