You know that Russian economy depends mostly of oil and gas (huge taxes for export), Putin isn’t so stupid to do it. For which cash he would pay all these social rents and privileges?
Anyway soon we will be ready even for such Putin’s suicide if we make deal with our FRIENDS from Ukraine, Caucasus and USA.
Btw Why are you bother so much about this?
I guess you missed the oil project in the Baltic Sea, straight to Germany or the fact that the gas is being tide into the Northern Europe route through Norway. The only ones who were to stupid were those who pissed off the people who provided the gas for tariffs. Whoops. Ukraine is also being bypassed by the new pipe line being laid down in Bulgaria and Greece.
our FRIENDS from Ukraine, Caucasus and USA
Oh, you mean the great gas and oil fields of Ukraine? Hahaha, or do a geography study and figure out how the gas and oil will get to you, of all people, from the Caucus. Oh and if you think America is going to flip your bill or send you gas, hint we're out ourselves and gas prices have risen about 20% each of the past two years here, then you're hitting the crack pipe.
Why do I bother? Because, I find it interesting, I have friends there, my wife is Russian and I'm sick and tired of the biased/racist/nut job BS that certain individuals put out about the Russians on a daily basis.