It's a story at the heart of US-Russia relations: A once-beloved American underdog versus an egomaniacal Russian tyrant. Is it the plot of a Rocky movie, or the current political status of the countries, which involves jabs at the oil and natural gas industries?
This week, Platts senior editors Herman Wang and Brian Scheid welcome Capitol Crude's first-ever guest, Platts editor Rosemary Griffin. She'll analyze the sanctions aimed at the energy industry as well as the impacts on Russian and American crude oil sectors.
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news from leading Platts editors covering the Capitol. E-mail the editors at brian.scheid@platts.com and herman.wang@platts.com.
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