Thus the Financial Times today. “Sankt Petersburg forum argues pressure will accelerate pivot towards Asia,” the newspaper elaborates. Surprise, surprise. Are the Russian businessmen exaggerating a bit, though? Chances are that they are not. The pivot is with us already. And the natural gas deal with China is at its core. It will be interesting to watch the sour faces across Europe after a few years. By then, the pivot will have worked wonders already. And Ukraine will be entirely forgotten. Alas, geopolitics is not for nincompoops. They will have a great deal to learn from Putin. The man to watch.