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17.01.2009, 14:00 3 comments

‘Europe can use gas crisis as an excuse for new pipelines’

“The current gas crisis can be used by Europe as an excuse for pushing forward projects, like the Nabucco pipeline, which could stop Russia being one of their providers,” said Pavel Sorokin from the Unicredit Aton bank.

11.01.2009, 18:54

‘Ukraine should admit bankruptcy’ – analyst

‘The Ukrainian leadership should admit that the country’s economy reached bankruptcy even before the gas conflict with Russia,’says Kirill Koktysh, political analyst at Moscow State University of International Relations.

16.01.2009, 22:44

'Gas crisis unlikely to be resolved soon'

“It’s unlikely that the crisis will be resolved soon,” believes Dmitry Suslov, a political analyst with the Council for Foreign and Defence Policy in Moscow.

17.01.2009, 11:08

‘Europe’s participation in tackling gas crisis could help’

“If European representatives step in the consortium proposed by Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin, that would help reduce the risks,” said Aleksandr Strelkov, analyst from the Institute of Europe.

17.01.2009, 15:05

‘Europe divided over gas question’

Europe is divided over the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine, and there is no unified political line of European’s politicians, according to Giulietto Chiesa, Member of the European Parliament.

17.01.2009, 15:39

‘Ukraine’s economical irresponsibility is now evident to Europe’

The important thing is that the gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia has now reached the level of European interest and analysis, according to political analyst Aleksandr Fomenko.

17.01.2009, 21:44

'Possessing transit network is Ukraine’s only tool'

Control over Russia’s gas transit to Europe is the only leverage that Kiev has when it comes to the supply of Russian gas to Ukraine, says Vitaly Yermakov from Cambridge Energy Research Associates.

17.01.2009, 21:44

'Moscow gas conference is very constructive'

The gas conference in Moscow promotes transparency, and will put pressure on the Ukrainians to end blockade, believes Timothy Sutherland, chairman of Pace Global Energy Services.

17.01.2009, 21:53

'Ukraine’s domestic situation is extremely unstable'

President Yushchenko, whose public approval level in Ukraine only just exceeds 5%, wants an international crisis in order to mobilise his political support, says political analyst Aleksandr Pikaev.

17.01.2009, 21:53

'Business and politics should be treated separately'

The question over whether Ukraine should make a choice between Europe and Russia has generated tension, and Europe has to do more work to understand what is happening in Russia, says Emmanuel Gout, Stratinvest president.

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Europe is annoyed with the gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine and makes little distinction in terms of who is to blame for the interrupted gas supplies, believes Fred Weir from The Christian Science Monitor.

He says Russia’s image has suffered a lot in this situation.

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