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2007-08-02 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Red On Red: Gazprom threatens new gas war with Belarus

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Posted by mrp 2007-08-02 08:07|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Actually, it's Red-on-White, as Belarus used to be called "White Russia." (No relation to My favorite drink.)

Posted by Gary and the Samoyeds">Gary and the Samoyeds 2007-08-02 09:05|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-08-02 09:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Gas wars. Did 'em in college.
Brutal.

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-02 09:11|| 2007-08-02 09:11|| Front Page Top

#3 as Belarus used to be called "White Russia."

Gee, what is the English translation of "Belarus"?

/snark

Posted by mrp 2007-08-02 09:44|| 2007-08-02 09:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Summer is the time to do this, not winter like russia pulled last time. Belarus controls the pipeline, russia will lose big, big, big, without it's use for a few months. I'd have my pissing match now if I were them.
Russia's troubling tendency to use energy as a political weapon needs a little negative reinforcement before they start doing it on a weekly basis like opec used to.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-08-02 09:48|| 2007-08-02 09:48|| Front Page Top

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