Putin's Pipe Dreams-The South Stream pipeline becomes a casualty of the Ukraine crisis, and its demise shows the limits of Moscow's energy bullying.

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin threw in the towel on his $40 billion pet pipeline project on Monday, a sign that European resistance to Moscow is slowly wrenching the energy weapon from Putin's hand.Putin's Pipe Dreams-The South Stream Pipeline Becomes a Casualty of the Ukraine Crisis, And Its Demise Show... by Thavam Ratna