but once inside the kremlin spin cycle here, there s no knowing how the machine will spit you out. u.s. lawmakers are getting closer to a deal on russian sanctions. but there are mounting concerns moscow could hit back by slashing fuel supplies to the west. in particular europe. very worrisome for the uae. they get 40% of natural gas from russia. key pipelines of course run right through ukraine. russian invasion would threaten the countries energy infrastructure. europe would be hardest hit. experts say disruptions would ripple around the world. sending prices higher globally. she s a professor of international affairs. and director of the geo politics energy project. when we look at the dependence of europe nations on russian
well, i like the idea of him being russian spy, russian services. reporter: yeah, it s not really the way any respectable journalist is going to want to be portrayed, but that s the thing once caught up in the kremlin spin cycle here. there s really no clear way of knowing how you re actually going to be spat out at the end of it, rosemary. very true. great report there. nic robertson joining us live from moscow. many thanks. former u.s. president donald trump is still insisting then vice president mike pence had the power to overturn the 2020 election. he issued a statement sunday with the false claim, saying the bipartisan group of lawmakers working to reform the electoral count act proves his point. it doesn t. the act makes clear the vice president s role is ceremonial. meanwhile, at a weekend rally, trump indicated he would pardon the january 6 rioters if he runs
stooge, carlson has defended some of his pro-russian comments and said he is not a russian agent. so, will he lose his war-stopping value with russia? come on. this poor guy from fox news [ laughter ] i like the idea of him being a russian spy or russian services. reporter: it s not the way any respectable journalist would want to be portrayed. but once inside the kremlin spin cycle here, there s no knowing how the machine will spit you out. nic robertson, cnn, moscow. fascinating piece there from nic robertson. well, one u.s. national security expert says russian s disinformation campaigns go hand in hand with the arsenal, cyber attacks. both are concerted and coordinated and reinforcing.