Russia threatens Europe with a much disputed project.
A week ago, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed merger between energy giant Gazprom and similar company in Ukraine, Naftogaz at Sochi.
“We’ll wait and see,” officials in Brussels announced. Buried in the euro rescue strategies and bureaucratic inertia, the Europeans forgot a crucial aspect: Gazprom is not just a mega-energy company.
The idea of a consortium headed to manage the energy destiny of Ukraine and further European countries dependent on Russian gas is relatively old.
At the 2002 memorandum signed by Vladimir Putin with former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma details on a colossal scale energy merger were put on paper. At that time Moscow plans had not materialized, but the idea remained tightened in Kremlin’s agenda.
Related posts:
- Putin denied the presence of Biden and Prince Charles at the parade in Moscow Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin has refused to allow Prince...
- Organizers of the Moscow bombings were killed Three of the organizers of suicide attacks in the Moscow...
- Russia offers olive branch as NATO joins parade On the 9th May parade NATO soldiers will march...
- “Victory Day’ is celebrated in Russia today Russia celebrates today 65 years since the victory against Nazism....
- Instead of 9th May celebration, Europe undergoes major crisis On May the 9th, 1950 in the light of the...
Posted by AnnabelleLion on May 9 2010 Filed under Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the . You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
