EU gas monitors arrive in Ukraine

news.bbc.co.uk ^ | 09/01/2009 | BBC

[WesternCulture]

There are hopes that gas flows through Ukraine may soon be restored after the first EU monitors arrived to start checking pipelines from Russia.

[mylife]

"Yes...I ayme here to luke at your peeps"

[WesternCulture]

Is the EU dependent on Russian gas?

Not really.

Today, Russia is a major supplier to the EU in this domain;

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45354000/gif/_45354368_eu_gas_gr226.gif

The present conflict actually is one between the Ukraine and Putin Inc. It has little do with EU-Russian affairs.

We EUropeans could always build nuclear plants and choose to buy our gas from Norway (not an EU member although a European country) and other allies of ours instead.

Furthermore, a pipeline transporting gas to the EU from Asian nations south of Russia (through Turkey) is presently under construction.