Semion Mogilevich, the mob boss of mob bosses, has his fingers in this, naturally. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/time-to-cut-out-the-middl

Semion Mogilevich, the mob boss of mob bosses, has his fingers in this, naturally. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/time-to-cut-out-the-middlemen-in-ukraine-gas-trade/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/time-to-c... https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-capitalism-gas-special-report-pix-idUSL3N0TF4QD20141126 https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-capitalism-gas-specia... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semion_Mogilevich https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semion_Mogilevich https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_mafia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_mafia IMO the Russian invasion is as much about controlling the oil & gas under Ukraine’s wheat fields, as it is about restoring old Soviet territory.