Russia’s Energy Czar, Disliked And Feared, Catches Blame As Oil Prices Collapse, Venezuela Deals Crumble – Analysis

By Todd Prince and Mike Eckel*

(RFE/RL) — March was the cruelest month for one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s longest-serving and most hawkish confidants.

Igor Sechin, the head of state oil company Rosneft, announced the company was selling billions of dollars in investments in Venezuelan oil assets, months...