A few weeks ago, President Biden met with Russian President Putin in Geneva for their first summit. Since then, we have searched for a Russian expert - and wow, did we get lucky! We found Dr. Angela Stent, Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies and Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Dr. Stent is also a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.

As excited as we were, it was even better than what we expected. Her background is so extensive (you may read her full biography here) and there is no angle she hasn't seen. Our discussion crossed many borders and we started with Dr. Stent's latest book, "Putin's World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest." From there, we learned about Putin's childhood, how Russia operates, how they might perceive the energy transition, the Tokyo Olympics, and importantly the relationship between the U.S., Russia and China. We had a wonderful time and can't thank Dr. Stent enough for sharing her knowledge with us.

Our TPH crew had some topical items to prepare us for our Russian discussion: Mike Bradley opened with an OPEC+ meeting preview and also reviewed what has happened since their last meeting. Matt Portillo chimed in with a look at equity and natural gas outlook and demand through 2022. Colin Fenton summarized current conditions by pulling 5 main headlines over the past few weeks including Russia, solar, nuclear, climate law and geothermal.

We want to sincerely thank Dr. Stent for her time and expertise. Thanks to you all! We hope you enjoy.

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