Julian Lee, Columnist

Is Russia Letting Up on Energy? Don't Trust Putin

Recent developments may suggest Putin is easing up on disrupting energy, food and fertilizer flows. He isn’t.

July 24, 2022 at 5:00 AM UTC

Julian Lee is an oil strategist for Bloomberg. Previously, he was a senior analyst at the Centre for Global Energy Studies.

Waiting for more Russian gas
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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Russia is going to keep creating uncertainty over shipments of oil, gas and agricultural commodities onto world markets. It has nothing to lose and lots to gain.