The mere fact that he is able to make the play tells us that the U.S. hasn’t been paying enough attention to Europe.

The €9 million loan to the National Front reported a few days ago may just be the first tranche of a much larger sum.

Hungary announced that it will stop reselling Russian gas to Ukraine just days after Gazprom’s CEO met with the country’s Prime Minister. Divide-and-conquer is an old and very effective tactic being put to very good use in Europe these days.

Russia is finding ways to circumvent the U.S. and EU energy sanctions by signing deals with firms from Japan, Switzerland, and Norway.