Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inspects the inside of the central control room at the Gazprom headquarters in Moscow. Russia's natural gas supplies bound for a freezing Europe were halted again on Tuesday only a few hours after a truce in its "gas war" with Ukraine, dashing EU hopes of an end to the crisis. (AFP/Alexander Nemenov)From Yahoo News/AP:
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia – The leaders of gas-starved European nations pressed Ukraine and Russia to restore energy supplies immediately Wednesday and the European Union threatened that they both could be sued for ripping apart the continent's winter heating plans.
But the natural gas drought persisted along with virulent, mutual recriminations between Russia and Ukraine.
In an indication that no resolution was on the horizon, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed that European gas-consuming nations send their leaders to Moscow for a summit this Saturday.
The prime ministers of Bulgaria and Slovakia — among the hardest-hit nations — showed up in Moscow and Kiev even before the summit call.
"Millions of Europeans feel like hostages and are truly suffering," Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev told Vladimir Putin as he visited the Russian prime minister's home outside Moscow with his counterparts from Slovakia and Moldova.
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Kremlin calls European gas crisis summit -- AFP
Europe baffled by broken gas promises -- Financial Times
How Russia's natural gas cutoff affects some Eastern European nations -- Star Tribune/AP
Gas Crisis in Europe Continues -- New York Times
But the natural gas drought persisted along with virulent, mutual recriminations between Russia and Ukraine.
In an indication that no resolution was on the horizon, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed that European gas-consuming nations send their leaders to Moscow for a summit this Saturday.
The prime ministers of Bulgaria and Slovakia — among the hardest-hit nations — showed up in Moscow and Kiev even before the summit call.
"Millions of Europeans feel like hostages and are truly suffering," Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev told Vladimir Putin as he visited the Russian prime minister's home outside Moscow with his counterparts from Slovakia and Moldova.
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Kremlin calls European gas crisis summit -- AFP
Europe baffled by broken gas promises -- Financial Times
How Russia's natural gas cutoff affects some Eastern European nations -- Star Tribune/AP
Gas Crisis in Europe Continues -- New York Times
"Millions of Europeans feel like hostages and are truly suffering," Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev told Vladimir Putin as he visited the Russian prime minister's home outside Moscow with his counterparts from Slovakia and Moldova.
Read more ....
Kremlin calls European gas crisis summit -- AFP
Europe baffled by broken gas promises -- Financial Times
How Russia's natural gas cutoff affects some Eastern European nations -- Star Tribune/AP
Gas Crisis in Europe Continues -- New York Times
Strategy behind Europe's gas game -- BBC
European states hostages of Russia-Ukraine gas row, says Putin -- China View
My Comment: The Russian President wants a summit so that Europe will be forced to pay the Ukraine's energy bill. This entire issue is no surprise to me. President Reagan was warning the Europeans during his Presidency that the Trans Siberian Gas Line would put Europe in a terrible dependency state with Russia. For his efforts ..... President Reagan was ridiculed by Europe's elites.
Who looks ridiculous now?
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More News On Europe's Energy Crisis
Kremlin calls European gas crisis summit -- AFP
Europe baffled by broken gas promises -- Financial Times
How Russia's natural gas cutoff affects some Eastern European nations -- Star Tribune/AP
Gas Crisis in Europe Continues -- New York Times
Strategy behind Europe's gas game -- BBC
European states hostages of Russia-Ukraine gas row, says Putin -- China View
My Comment: The Russian President wants a summit so that Europe will be forced to pay the Ukraine's energy bill. This entire issue is no surprise to me. President Reagan was warning the Europeans during his Presidency that the Trans Siberian Gas Line would put Europe in a terrible dependency state with Russia. For his efforts ..... President Reagan was ridiculed by Europe's elites.
Who looks ridiculous now?