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40 comments on Ukraine-Russia gas spat: some background and context

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kevinaugustine on January 3, 2009 - 1:10pm Permalink | Subthread | Comments top

Jerome,

Spaseeba bolshoi. Your analysis and insight confirms what I suspected were the true nature of the conflict: greed and power (same as America, really) with a surface drama to conceal the real struggle.

Who are the players? Can you name them or point me in the right direction to find them?

Kevin Walsh
Chicago Peak Oil

PS I lived in Tomsk for 2 years teaching English. Menya zhena eta Ruskaya y ya ponemayo pa ruski nemnogah, no gavyroo choot-chhot. Y ochee plohah. Ponymahati, da?

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goldmanns on January 3, 2009 - 3:26pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I suspect the real situation is way more complicated than what Jerome describes. The Trade he describes fits well with 'the Russian way of doing things', and I have little doubts it is happening. However I find it hard to believe Ukraine has never paid Gazprom anything - that would be too blatant even for Russia. There must be conflicting forces at play... I dont think we'll ever learn what actually is going on behind the stage.

PS. Your Russian is quite terrible, but definitely understandable ;)

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kevinaugustine on January 4, 2009 - 12:03pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Spaseeba, goldmanns.

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