Asia and Europe are bracing for a particularly cold winter, and it could stretch already-short supplies of key fossil fuels even thinner. Russia, however, is poised to win big from the current supply squeeze. Moscow is poised to reap huge benefits both strategically and financially from Asia as well as Europe this winter. It’s ramping up to be a very cold winter as China, Europe, and India face a huge energy crunch in the coming months. As the world’s energy usage bounces back to pre-pandemic levels, supply chains have simply been unable to keep up with the demand. Now, at the very same moment that COP26 is taking place in Scotland to charter a course toward global decarbonization, China is turning to coal, India — already reliant on the dirtiest fossil fuel for 70% of its energy mix — is in grave danger of running out of coal entirely, […]