An(other) escalation:
BBC News - Russia reduces gas exports to Poland
Anybody else get the feeling that Al Assad's days are numbered, after that speech last night?
Seems when we play that game we go from a bad guy to a worse guy and situation ( Iraq, Libya so far)
They're not going after Assad and/or Syrian forces. They're planning on going after IS in Syria. Two totally different things.
They're not going after Assad and/or Syrian forces. They're planning on going after IS in Syria. Two totally different things.
Hungary's gas pipeline operator, FGSZ, says it has suspended delivery of gas to neighbouring Ukraine "indefinitely".
Ukraine has been receiving gas from Hungary, Poland and Slovakia since Russia cut off supplies to Ukraine in June in a dispute over unpaid bills.
Ukrainian state gas firm Naftogaz confirmed the stoppage, saying it was "unexpected and unexplained".
Its all about the hegemony.
At this point, is it safer in the long run to side with the EU or Russia? EU is... unorganized, to put it mildly. Russia has a clear vision and is implementing it. Hungary, and others, are figuring to stay out of the way.
EU gets 34% of oil & 32% of gas from Russia. EU accounts for 84% & 80% of RUS exports. Who has more leverage? But only EU afraid to use it. The CEOs who get their bonuses based on stock price & earnings hope to cash a few more big checks before Putin makes more progress.
Western politicians hope Putin doesn't kill too many more people before they can pass him on to the next administration. All short-term. 7 months after Putin annexed Crimea, 10 weeks after his forces shot down a passenger jet, EU "considering" replacing Russian gas. A joke.