... negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in contrast to 2006 and 2009, when the Europeans deliberately avoided any kind of participation in such processes. But nowadays they appear to be seriously worried about their own continuous gas supply during winter.
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Yuri Borovsky:
Can Russia–EU–Ukraine Negotiations on Gas
Be Saved?
The deeper they get involved in the details of the Russia-Ukraine dialogue, the clearer they perceive Kiev's attitudes and negotiating capacity. Of principal importance for Moscow are not just the agreements per se, but also firm European ...
... basis. Everything that has been achieved by Moscow and Brussels since 2000 as part of the Energy Dialogue has now essentially been frozen. The previous regular cooperation between the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine has ceased.
How great is the damage caused by the halting of Russian gas supplies?
The damage caused by the halting of Russian gas supplies will be significant for all sides. Around 70 billion cubic metres of gas per year is currently transported to countries in Western and Eastern Europe via Ukraine. In the short term,...
... enfasis on condemning the violation of international law by the Russian Federation with Crimea annexation, yet the opinions on ... ... practice by the United States.
According to him what is at stake in Ukraine is a clash of political systems, one good the other evil.... ... to solve the crisis. Schulz, a german, is more careful on the energy issue and the economic partnership with Russia, vital for ... ... “Tough sanctions mean we should tell our citizens: higher gas prices, higher energy prices, and no investments of european ...
