Neil Craig writes: "Russia has cut off gas to Europe .... through Ukraine" John Simpson Channel 4 News All a matter of grammatical inflection isn't it? When Ukraine refused to pay for its gas Russia stopped supplying it. Ukraine's answer was to steal the gas sent in for through shipment to other countries which, in turn, left Russia with no option to stop supplying gas that wasn't being received T...
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DavidLindsay on 11th Jan 2009 (via davidaslindsay.blogspot.com)
Europe wins Gold Medal for diplomacy in Russia-Georgia conflict The Europhobic critics in the Western, espically Britian, are out of full force stating that Europe is “appeasing Russia.” Yep, what is also noticeable are the usual Atlanticist suspects in Eastern Europe, calling for punishment, sanctions and other punative measures for Russia, including offering up criticism to France an...
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YellowStarsBlog on 17th Aug 2008 (via blog.yellow-stars.com)
A couple of weeks ago, after Russia invaded Georgia, I said that the UN would be unable to act on Georgia because of Russia’s veto and that Federal Europe would denounce their invasion but Russia would respond along the lines of Federal Europe supported Kosovo’s universal declaration of independence so they’re doing the same in
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WonkosWorld on 26th Aug 2008 (via wonkosworld.co.uk)
well, I don't see millions marching through Europe's cities with banners saying that. But Russia has invaded Georgia and continues to occupy its territory. I stand with Georgia and against Russia on this. The government of Georgia may well be a bunch of gangsters. I suspect they are. But that's not the point. Where I differ with Europe's leaders is in saying that Russia was wro...
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janestheone on 28th Aug 2008 (via janestheones.blogspot.com)
Europe's dilemma: How does it balance its ties to Russia with concerns over the country's new aggressiveness.
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InternationalHeraldTribune on 18th Aug 2008 (via iht.com)
Azerbaijan's energy resources remain a valuable prize. Evidence of this is the tug-of-war between Russia and Europe over natural gas.
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InternationalHeraldTribune on 4th Nov 2008 (via iht.com)
Russia started pumping gas through Ukraine to Europe, after nearly two weeks of disruption in a dispute over prices. The shipments were expected to reach homes to the west within three days.
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InternationalHeraldTribune on 20th Jan 2009 (via iht.com)
The entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and the conclusion of the 24th EU-Russia summit in Stockholm show that relations between Europe and Russia are at a critical juncture, writes George Bovt in a November article for the EU-Russia Centre.
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EurActiv on 26th Nov 2009 (via euractiv.com)
Russia will deploy new missiles aimed at US missile defence sites in Europe if Washington goes ahead with the planned shield despite Russia's concerns, the President, Dmitry Medvedev, has said.
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TheIndependent on 24th Nov 2011 (via rss.feedsportal.com)
Conventional wisdom has it that Russia dominates Europe’s natural gas market, and that European imports of Russian gas are growing and can only continue to grow. This supposedly places the EU in a dangerous state of dependency and compromises its strategic position towards Russia. All sides of the debate over Europe’s Russia policy share these
Russia added to the aura of goodwill surrounding Barack Obama's presidency yesterday by declaring that it had abandoned plans to point cruise missiles at Europe from its enclave of Kaliningrad.
