tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post113615430167407535..comments2023-10-29T14:44:07.458+00:00Comments on The Dossing Times: Russian Gas Influence Part 1 - UkraineSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851386083389876851noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1136167661444161142006-01-02T02:07:00.000+00:002006-01-02T02:07:00.000+00:00Here you go -http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/euro...Here you go -<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4573944.stm<BR/><BR/>I think some of the subtext to comments regarding oil conflicts is that Ukraine and Russia are likely to face increasingly rough times ahead - but if the EU is also denied its gas, so could we.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1136162238979221662006-01-02T00:37:00.000+00:002006-01-02T00:37:00.000+00:00I think you've got a good point there at the end a...I think you've got a good point there at the end about antagonising 'the common Ukrainian' - making it less likely that the country will return to Russia's sphere of influence.<BR/><BR/>But the implication for the EU and other European countries would not have been overlooked and can't be unexpected. I think it's old dogs and old tricks but with new toys over in the Kremlin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com