Semion Mogilevich, the mob boss of mob bosses, has his fingers in this, naturally.<p><a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/time-to-cut-out-the-middlemen-in-ukraine-gas-trade/" rel="nofollow">https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/time-to-c...</a><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-capitalism-gas-special-report-pix-idUSL3N0TF4QD20141126" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-capitalism-gas-specia...</a><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semion_Mogilevich" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semion_Mogilevich</a><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_mafia" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_mafia</a><p>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.