Russia’s Weapon of Mass Disruption: Elements by Clara F. Marques

Hello and welcome to Elements, our daily energy and commodities newsletter. Today, Bloomberg Opinion’s Clara Ferreira Marques considers Russia’s latest retaliation to energy sanctions, while OPEC’s top official calls on countries to plow more money into oil and Australia’s coal export industry takes another blow. If you haven’t yet signed up to get Elements sent to your inbox, you can do that here.

Today’s Take: The Energy Weapon

Russia’s plan to cut oil production by 500,000 barrels a day next month — roughly 5% of its January output and 0.5% of global supply — was a show of strength. In response to what Kremlin officials ...