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Vilnius, Lithuania
Apr 1999 time: 06:16
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quote: Gas supplies to Ukraine cut off
By Tom Warner
Published: January 3 2005 02:00 | Last updated: January 3 2005 02:00
Ukraine's new leadership was hit with its first crisis even before it took power when Turkmenistan announced at the weekend that it had cut supplies of natural gas pending talks on "new prices".
The Turkmen demand for a price increase spells serious economic trouble for the administration of Viktor Yushchenko, who is expected to be inaugurated in about two weeks after winning a re-run presidential election last month.
Viktor Yanukovich, the defeated candidate, announced on New Year's eve that he was resigning as prime minister, though he said he would press on with legal challenges to the results.
Ukraine imports over 40 per cent of its gas from Turkmenistan, around 32bn cubic meters (bcm) a year. The increase would cost Ukraine an extra $500m.
Naftogaz, Ukraine's state gas monopoly, said its large underground stores precluded any immediate shortage.
Gazprom, the Russian national gas company, also had its Turkmen gas supplies cut, but said its export contracts would not be affected. Gazprom buys about 6bcm a year of Turkmen gas. Tom Warner, Kiev
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Gotta love their style.
Ogh, and Serb, it appears 40% of Ukraine's gas is from the Dear Leader... I assumed Ukraine was 100% held by its balls by GAZP.
What's the relationship between the Great Leader and Russia?
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Heresson
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of frogs
Jun 2000 time: 06:16
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BTW, could it be that Heresson calls Yu supporters orangeutants? Could it be after all that there is such a thing as a Pole not supporting Yushchenko? |
Nah, I just didn't find a suitable name for the orange people ("orangists"?), and when I've made it up, I found it funny, and as I was pointing several things on the other side in Serb's absence, I decided to post it.
As I've mentioned, I think Janukowicz would be more reasonable with Poland when it comes to cases as the Polish "little eagles" cementary in Lwow (Lwiw), the question of UPA and stuff (some alleged quotes by Juszczenko and Tymoszenko I didn't like at all), but oh well... I just don't want Ukraine to became part of Bigger Russia, and I'm afraid that would happen if it all went in direction set by Kuczma some time ago
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