Bloomberg: Vladimir Putins land grab in Ukraine has led to Russias worst crisis with the West since the end of the Cold War, but it may have one favorable consequence for people far away from Crimea. With Russias lucrative exports of natural gas to Europe now threatened, Putin needs to find new customers to the East--and that could mean the smog-choked residents of Beijing and other Chinese cities may be able to breathe a little more easily.
For the Chinese, a Russian pipeline would help reduce the reliance...