Putin Hardball Tactic Backfires, Pushes Europe Away From Russian Oil

Rachel Maddow points out that while Vladimir Putin is trying to leverage European dependence on Russian oil and gas, what he's really doing is pushing away the most important customers of his country's only industry and demonstrating his lack of trustworthiness to any nation that might be foolish enough to engage Russia in business.  » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://ift.tt/2yUkqWJ About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines, insightful political commentary and informed perspectives. Reaching more than 95 million households worldwide, MSNBC offers a full schedule of live news coverage, political opinions and award-winning documentary programming -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: https://ift.tt/xZDno3w Subscribe to MSNBC Newsletter: MSNBC.com/NewslettersYouTube Find MSNBC on Facebook: https://ift.tt/BCaGbrn Follow MSNBC on Twitter: https://ift.tt/kh9olSG Follow MSNBC on Instagram: https://ift.tt/qoauBpQ #MSNBC #Putin #Oil