Article by Alexander Dynkin and Thomas Graham in a magazine «Politico». The United States and its allies are convinced that Russia is planning an invasion of Ukraine, and they are threatening “devastating” sanctions should it take that step. Alexander Dynkin and Thomas Graham have a plan that they think might work.

The outcome of the talks between the Russian and Hungarian leaders and agreements to boost gas supplies to Hungary prompted a torrent of criticism in Europe and the need to take another look at the gas issue in Europe, or rather the gas crisis, primarily from a political point of view. Stanislav Zhukov, Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and a well-known energy expert, discusses the situation in an interview with Interfax Special Correspondent Stanislav Terekhov.