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...

This is Larry the monkey. He lives at the Sofia Zoo in Bulgaria, and he's cold. He's also part of this week's FP photo essay: "Russia Leaves Eastern Europe Out in the Cold." When Russia ceased natural gas flows into Europe through Ukraine on Jan. 7, many people -- and animals -- in southeastern Europe got left in the cold. At the Sofia Zoo, about 1,300 animals were left wi...

Unless he cancels at the last minute, Putin will be the opening speaker at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 28, which gives him a splendid chance to reassure nervous investors that Russia is a reliable partner and a stable environment for the world’s shrinking pool of capital. Or not.

A deal would restore transshipments of Russian gas to millions of Europeans who are without heating at the peak of a bitter winter cold spell, but it would not resolve the underlying dispute.

First we had an agreement, now it seems that Russia has sent the gas on a journey to nowhere - again, it is the EU (the worlds most powerful bloc of nations) that suffers. Russia's intentions are clear - they want to destroy the reputation of Ukraine as a reliable transit partner - perhaps take control over Kiev's extensive pipeline network. Russia also wants the EU to help it build the ...

Expectations that the Ukraine-Russia gas dispute would be resolved swiftly were shattered yesterday (13 January) after the two sides exchanged further accusations, leaving Europeans cold for a second week.

David Davis I hear a nasty rumour that “the EU” will take “our” gas. This is because the EUmonsters masturbated with Russia the USSR on screen, and have come unstuck. Do not masturbate with Russia the USSR on your screen. Bad things will come to you. Russia the USSR is not exactly anybody’s friend at present,

Russia, Qatar and Iran have decided to form a gas cartel . This could have control over 60% of world natural gas output. It strikes me that this will lead to higher prices for energy. That will be bad for consumers in the West. But, on the other hand, that will hopefully encourage people to be more economical in their usage of gas. It will also spur further research and innovation into renewable e...

From the details coming out of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan and Moscow over the weekend, it is apparent that the great game over Caspian energy has taken a dramatic turn. In the geopolitics of energy security, nothing like this has happened before. The United States has suffered a huge defeat in the race for Caspian gas. The question now is how much longer Washington could afford to keep Iran out of t...

Russia's state natural gas monopoly, Gazprom, warned Thursday it will cut gas supplies to Ukraine on Jan. 1 if it fails to pay off a $2 billion gas debt.