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Monk06

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5. The EU will have to guarantee payments to Russia for Ukrainian gas imports and the US

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 25, 2014, 03:01 AM

Oct 2014

has just given the Ukrainian government several billion dollars to prop them up. The US will have to continue subsidizing the crooked Ukrainian government just as it subsidizes the criminal regimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Russia just got a blank check from the EU for gas imports to the Ukraine and Putin gave up nothing for it.

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Ukraine and Russia reach gas 'consensus' [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 OP

Nuland's little game means EU takes it in the ass cosmicone Oct 2014 #1

Looks like to me Ukraine gets heat for the winter. joshcryer Oct 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Adrahil Oct 2014 #7

So Ukraine joins the list of failed states beholden to the EU and the US Monk06 Oct 2014 #2

Beholden to the EU and US, how? joshcryer Oct 2014 #4

The EU will have to guarantee payments to Russia for Ukrainian gas imports and the US Monk06 Oct 2014 #5

And this is Ukraine being beholden to the US, how? joshcryer Oct 2014 #6

I'm not going to get out the crayons and spell it out for you. If you don't agree fine but stop Monk06 Oct 2014 #8

The EU agreement neutered the corrupt oligarchs. joshcryer Oct 2014 #9

The Ukraine, whoever is running things, have a history of stealing gas from Russia and selling it Monk06 Oct 2014 #11

these prices are insane quadrature Oct 2014 #10

Natural gas in the USA is dirt cheap, thanks to fracking muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #12

Ukraine, Russia, EU agree to natural gas supply deal muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #13