For energy strategists around the Caspian: Sergei Blagov has written an article about President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov's two day visit to Russia. President B. declined to rubber-stamp President Putin's offers for increased energy cooperation.
I don't even want to muddy the waters by commenting further. You can read the article at Eurasianet, linked here.
For background, read my previous (April 17th) post on energy diplomacy vis-a-vis Turkmenistan here.
Photo: Neweurasia.net
