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In a sharp turnaround, the European Union blasted Russia and Ukraine, saying the sudden cutoff to some of its member countries was “completely unacceptable.” Just a day ago, the EU was trying to downplay any problems from the gas dispute. Russian gas shipments via Ukraine to Hungary halted, Hungarian government said it would ask some power [...]
Russia cut by two-thirds, 66%, gas flows to Europe via Ukraine on Tuesday 1-5-09 in a dramatic worsening of a pricing dispute with Kiev that threatened to disrupt supplies as far west as Italy and Germany. Russian export monopoly Gazprom said it had supplied around 65 million cubic meters (mcm) to Europe on Tuesday 1-5-9 through ex-Soviet [...]
New Arms race. Massive rearmament of Russia. Moscow said the Russian military would commission 70 strategic missiles over the next three years, as part of a massive rearmament programme which will also include short-range missiles, 300 tanks, 14 warships and 50 planes, a 28% increase in arms spending. The arsenal will include a new-generation, multiple-warhead [...]
