europe.theoildrum.com - 1/3/2009
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The 2004 orange revolution put Ukraine on the map, as a new, spunky member of the "democratic world" against the axis of evil and other assorted dictatorships, a group that Russia was beginning to join in the White House view. Never mind that Yuschenko was initially more pro-Russian than ...
uk.reuters.com - 1/1/2009
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* Ukraine's gas to be cut at 0700
GMT on Thursday * Ukraine says it will maintain
European supplies * Europe has stocks to ride out crisis - analysts By Vladimir Soldatkin and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW/KIEV, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Russia was preparing to ...
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WRAPUP 1-Russia prepares to halt gas supplies to ...
ft.com - 1/7/2009
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ft.com —
A monolithic, Putin-led Kremlin using the “energy weapon”
to browbeat neighbouring Ukraine and beyond and threaten the
rest of Europe with natural gas shortages: the image has become commonplace during the “gas spats” of the past few years. Yet those ...
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FT.com / Comment / Opinion - The battle of the oligarchs ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 12/27/2008
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Russia - Ukraine Gas Dispute: Follow The Money
Newshoggers.com —
... As Ukraine warns that its dispute with Russia over gas pricing may affect Europe's energy supplies, the prevailing narrative in the US and UK media is of Russian "energy imperialism" since 2006 as a serious threat to both Ukraine and Europe. But the tale is far more complex and nuanced. I recommend two excellent articles today. The first from our friend Jerome Guillet at The Oil Drum: ...
Russia - Ukraine Gas Dispute: Follow The Money
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... may affect Europe's energy supplies, the prevailing narrative in the US and UK media is of Russian "energy imperialism" since 2006 as a serious threat to both Ukraine and Europe. But the tale is far more complex and nuanced. I recommend two excellent articles today. The first from our friend Jerome Guillet at The Oil Drum : The reality is that the Soviet gas industry was born in Ukraine in the 1930s, and the infrastructure was built from there and Ukraine is still a central part of the gas pipeline network even as the focus of activity moved to Western Siberia. Splitting the ...
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democraticunderground.com 1/1/2009 — Source: [b]BBC/Europe[/b]
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Russia's gas giant Gazprom said it turned off the taps at 0700 GMT, when its contract to supply Ukraine ended.
Ukraine insists it has paid off ...
Russia - Ukraine Gas Dispute: Follow The Money
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Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine - Yahoo! News
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Some Macro-Thoughts on 2009
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moscowtimes.ru 3/5/2009 — Clinton Says NATO Must Make Fresh Start With Russia 05 March 2009 Reuters BRUSSELS U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday it was time for NATO to make a new start with Russia but urged the alliance to leave open the door to membership ...
WRAPUP 9-Russian gas disruption spreads across Europe
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uk.reuters.com 1/6/2009 — * Gazprom says it has cut gas flows to Europe sharply * Gazprom says Ukraine blocked three gas pipelines * France says Russian gas supplies down 70 pct * Bulgaria: "We are in crisis situation" * Gas prices rise sharply in London (Updates with Czech ...
Russia's In A Hurry - Here's Why
redstate.com 11/9/2008 — A Journey Into The Mind Of Vladimir Putin....
On Tuesday night, as we all discussed the consequences of what
had just happened, your humble correspondent staked out what seemed
to be a minority position - that is, that the next 2 - 4 years ...
Russia cuts off all gas through Ukrainian pipelines
agonist.org 1/8/2009 — The resource bubble bursting now has Russia and Ukraine in an escalating spiral of shoves.
Fall out now includes all Russian gas supplies through Ukraine to Europe. Anyone who doubts that the spectre of resource inflation waits for us when recovery ...
World Bank: Russia may need help if oil falls more
breitbart.com 12/19/2008 — MOSCOW (AP) - Russia would come under crippling financial pressure and may need to raise money externally if oil languishes at an average of $30 a barrel over the next two years, the World Bank predicted Friday. The bleak scenario would mark a rapid ...
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