“in exchange for a 30 percent cut in the price of Russian gas to Ukraine - a boon to Kiev’s struggling economy”
We can expect more European nations to buckle under as Russia exerts its control over fuel.
Should Russia give it away for free? Russia needs a Black Sea port. At least they're willing to pay for it.
That Yanukovich would mend relations with Moscow wasn't lost on the Ukrainian electorate. The pro-West faction of Yushchenko and Tymoshenko had their chance to lead Ukraine and squandered it. So back to the warm embrace of Mother Russia Ukraine goes.