The Kremlin and the world energy war

Russia’s Gazprom, the world’s largest gas-producing company, has become locked in a commercial battle with Ukraine over the price of the fuel, but it is widely and correctly understood that the Kremlin’s hand is behind what is quickly being recognized as the final ascent to the summit of a struggle between “East” and “West” for global power, even for dominance, by virtue of control over strategic energy resources.