jb6,
Your buddy Putie is reneging on a contract with Ukraine today and tomorrow it will be the rest of the west.
Natural Gas, Nerve Gas - its all the same to the Kremlin.
“During the period between 2005 and 2009 the Customer (Gasprom) will sell annually natural gas at the price of 50 US dollars for 1000 cubic meters, which is not subject to change by the parties, from the gas transportation services of Russian natural gas through the territory of Ukraine to ensure the gas balance of Ukraine.”==
Obviously you're an expert on its effects. Your posts show it. But most people tend not to breath in to deeply.