Gazprom leaks cause explosion

RUSSIA

Controlling the board of Russia’s state-owned gas monopoly, Gazprom, is not enough to give the Kremlin control of the company.

When Gazprom’s new CEO, Alexei Miller, actually tried to make some changes last month that would undo some of the mess the old management made, he found himself attacked by the old guard and rumours started flying that he had been forced to resign. They turned out not to be true, but the whole episode shows how hard it is going to be for the Kremlin to push through the radical restructuring that Gazprom needs.

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