FT.com / Europe - Europe baffled by broken gas promises (flag)
www.ft.com — The bitter gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine descended into near-chaos on Tuesday, leaving European Union diplomats baffled as promises to restart supplies fully were broken and Moscow suggested that the US had meddled in the affair. In a potentially alarming twist on Tuesday night, ...
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QandO — Some things never change: The bitter gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine descended into near-chaos on Tuesday, leaving European Union diplomats baffled as promises to restart supplies fully were broken and Moscow suggested that the US had meddled in the affair.Really? They’re "baffled"? By what - Russia acting like Russia? And anyone - are you surprised that Russia attempted to blame it on the US?

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TigerHawk — So, Russia and Ukraine are at it again over natural gas, and the Financial Times says that European officials are "baffled." There is nothing baffling about this. Americans are worried that we depend on the House of Saud and Venezuela for oil, but at least that can be smuggled, passed around on the black market, and acquired by auction from other sources. We are an energy fortress compared to the poor, powerless, trusting, baffled Europeans, who freeze in the dark if Russia and Ukraine get into one of their increasingly routine pissing contests. It turns out that all that ...

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