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Catherina

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24. They're going to have to cough up enough to pretend though (at first at least)

Reply to BelgianMadCow (Reply #16)

Sun Mar 9, 2014, 05:04 PM

Mar 2014

Ukrainian gas is currently subsidized by 85%, First from the 33% discount Russia gives them and then from the 20% off the price they paid Gazprom that the Ukrainian Government sells it for. I don't see Russia continuing the discount and we know their new government won't. Do you? 4/14

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K&R for "nuance" and critical deals of how and why things happened newthinking Mar 2014 #2

Most ProSense Mar 2014 #3

Well okay, then, Svoboda is groovy because it is no longer "overtly anti-Semitic." Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #4

No one fucking said that. n/t ProSense Mar 2014 #5

Maybe not "groovy," but not "so extreme." Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #12

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Pure BS, and hilarious coming from someone fear mongering in Putin's defense. ProSense Mar 2014 #10

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Distraction. Igel Mar 2014 #6

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Which is another, of many, good reasons for the US to stay the hell away from that mess. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #8

Do you want to laugh? $1 Billion isn't even enough to pay for 3 weeks of gas Catherina Mar 2014 #13

EU planning 11 billion in "aid" BelgianMadCow Mar 2014 #14

That too is laughable. That's less than a year's worth of gas bills Catherina Mar 2014 #15

The IMF will cough up the reminder BelgianMadCow Mar 2014 #16

They're going to have to cough up enough to pretend though (at first at least) Catherina Mar 2014 #24

Russia has ProSense Mar 2014 #26

That's exactly what it is 'a "troika" package to save the banks and strangle the people, paid for by sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #19

you're thinking of Papademos, I believe BelgianMadCow Mar 2014 #20

Yes, you are correct, I forgot about Italy too. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #22

That's bullshit. Far right has been acknowledged since beginning Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #11

It could've been Putin ... brett_jv Mar 2014 #18

FAIR G_j Mar 2014 #21

For a minute there I thought my ignore list failed Catherina Mar 2014 #27

I've been following them for years G_j Mar 2014 #28

recommend frwrfpos Mar 2014 #23

kick. Thanks for posting Catherina. +1 eom Purveyor Mar 2014 #29

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