Turkey gets discount gas, but Russia gets to turn the screws on Ukraine while securing its hold on the European market—for now.

It’s a big geopolitical gamble, with huge potential upsides for the Kremlin.

As America gets nervous about trade, Asian leaders start to feel pushback at home.

The AfD is surging ahead of a vote in Berlin.

Hungary’s PM stance on migrants has long given Brussels the vapors. His doubling down points to real trouble ahead for the EU.

Putin’s threat of violence is triggering an appeasement reflex across European capitals: Slovakia’s Fico says EU sanctions on Russia should be lifted.

Turkey has sent tanks and special forces into Syria, ostensibly to punish ISIS, but perhaps more importantly to halt the Kurds. And neither the U.S. nor Russia are complaining about it.

Two weeks ago, Putin gave a speech where he pretty much demanded Ukraine’s leaders not be included in future discussions of its fate. The Europeans appear to have given in, at least for the next meet-up.

Maybe Putin was just rattling his saber after all.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister talks a big game about rapprochement with Russia. But the devil is in the implementation details.