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| Russia Pushes Back Ukraine Gas Cut Ultimatum |
| 2014-06-05 |
| [AnNahar] Crisis-hit Ukraine won a vital reprieve from Russia on Monday when Moscow pushed back a possible cut in gas shipments, which would also impact parts of Europe, until next week. Russia's surprise decision came hours before the two sides were to lock horns in Brussels over a price dispute that emerged when Moscow cancelled the discounts it awarded the pro-Kremlin regime which was ousted in February street protests. Moscow had threatened to halt all shipments to Ukraine -- a vital gas transit nation -- from Wednesday in a repetition of interruptions that also hurt swathes of Europe in 2006 and 2009. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Russia has discovered 'unintended chain of events' in this story. [1]Cut off gas to Ukraine, [2]Power plants shut down, (drumroll) [3]Lights and other services go off in Crimea. Crimea in general and Sevastopol in particular are connected to the Ukraine, not Russian, power grid. The two used to be interconnected, but, oh, about 20 years ago they started disconnecting for some reason... |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-06-05 07:26 |