Posted on 04/11/2014 1:40:45 PM PDT by dynachrome
European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger is working on a plan to help Ukraine pay some of its gas bills to Russia, he told Austria's ORF radio on Friday, saying there was "no reason to panic" about Russian gas supplies to Europe.
"We are in close contact with Ukraine and its gas company to ensure that Ukraine remains able to pay and the debts that the gas company has to Gazprom do not rise further," he said, adding he would meet Ukraine's energy and foreign ministers on Monday.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
EU is paying pooty pute’s ransom/extortion. They should go the other way and seize russian assets in lieu of the price hikes.
ROTFLAMO!!!
Yooo Hoo Hoo panzies!!!
OMG!!! The level of stupidity.
LOL!
Luckily the US has Slow Joe and Kerry-Heinz protecting our interests .....
Just send the check directly to Putin, cut out the middle man.
If the Ukrainian government would let Ukrainian farmers sell grain out of the country they might have the cash to pay their own bills. It was Yushenko who imposed the ban a decade ago and I think it’s still in place.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.