Thread: Russia-Ukraine Gas War: Europe's Winter of Discontent

Russia-Ukraine Gas War: Europe's Winter of Discontent


by Eric Walberg

Global Research, January 20, 2009
Al-Ahram Weekly


More tricks and hot air from across the Atlantic leave Europeans in the cold

A hurried resolution to the Ukraine-Russia gas war was reached during a visit to Moscow by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko to meet with her Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin this week. Ukraine finally agreed to pay higher European prices for Russian gas from 2010, after a 20 per cent discount in 2009.

This accord came in the wake of sharp criticism of Ukraine by European leaders and Putin's first official visit to Germany as prime minister, where he presented a more ambitious long term solution to the unending troubles with Ukraine that have left European countries without winter fuel more than once. His proposal involves leading European energy companies forming a consortium with Russia ’s Gazprom to ensure that Russian supplies reach their destination. “Trust has been damaged,â€

With the knowledge we humans have why is the heat of our homes not cured by now?