Gazprom, Belarus Agree on Increase in Gas Transit to Europe. (Price of Yushchi's theft)

Kommersant ^ | Jan. 09, 2006

[jb6]

Widening transit of Russia's gas to Europe was in the center of attention at Sunday talks held between Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and deputy head of Gazprom's management committee Alexander Medvedev, Interfax reported. The highlight of Lukashenko-Medvedev's talks was cooperation between Beltransgaz of Belarus and Russia's Gazprom. The parties agreed to set up a special working group, which would study definite projects to be implemented in the near term.

Some of those projects relate to increasing underground storage of gas in Belarus up to 1 billion cubic meters and to extending transit facilities in an effort to widen gas deliveries to Europe through Belarus.

Russia currently ships most of its gas to Western and Central Europe through Ukraine.

[jb6]

I knew this would happen. Watch, they will soon start laying more pipe in the Black Sea, expanding Blue Stream as well as increasing the work on the Baltic Line. Yushchi will learn the hard way that his theft will have results, just not those he planned on.

[jb6]

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[Hill of Tara]

I wonder how the Ukraine electorate will react to the lost gas revenues in the elections in March.

[jb6]

Electorate? You assume they'll see a penny of that. More like, how will Yushchi's pals react to lost cash in their pockets.

[x5452]

What? You mean Europe's gas won't be cut off shutting off the lights across West Europe? THe MSM lied?

[x5452]

I believe there is a policy of posting pictures. This is one famous Belorussian:


Oksana Kovalevskaya, From Minsk, Belorus

[jb6]

Doesn't look to "bela" to me. ;)

[x5452]

She definitly isn't blonde, and seems to get progressively more tan... (I'll have to scan earlier photos)...