Ok, so it's a daughter of a daughter of Gasprom. :)
Why not if Gazprom didn't violate HIS obligations
It's a three way, a regular orgy. :) All three are responsible to keep the agreement alive.
He just took from context one particular addendant #4 which concerned the gas amounts stolen in 2004
I don't see "stolen" gas mentioned anywhere.
and further which accroding the contract has to be submitted by sides ANNUALLY.
What's the point of the first sentence on the second page which sets the price for 2005-2009 at $50 if the price is negotiable every year? Doesn't make sense. It appears that this negates that point about yearly negotiable prices in the original 2003 contract, and because #4 was signed after the 2003 contract, it is the one in power. (second sentence on the second page is just as interesting- if first sentence says Russia would have to sell at $50, second sentence says the price that Ukraine charges for its services is negotiable every year.==>ie. one side, Russia is obligated to sell for a fixed price of $50, even if the contract allows for gas price changes. Po tsymbalam kakaia tsena gaza, dolzhna prodavat' po $50 znachit dolzhna prodavat' po $50.
SO you see the moral level of new "orange" ukranian goverment?...
:) Well, listen, my government would whoop your government's a*s any day ;-)
He just took from context one particular addendant #4 which concerned the gas amounts stolen in 2004
I don't see "stolen" gas mentioned anywhere. ==
If you recall there were the scandal last year about 7.8 blns c.m. "disappeared" from ukranian gas storage.
Adendant #4 is about this gas. Ukraine agreed to work up the "disappered" gas by transit service. SO they (Gazprom& Naftagaz) agreed to fix the price for that gas at $50 and ukranian transit fess @$1.09.
SO you see the moral level of new "orange" ukranian goverment?...
:) Well, listen, my government would whoop your government's a*s any day ;-)==
Russian goverment provides sometimes very cynical policy. But it did never proclaim that ite abide by western moral standards. I think it is more honest.
But what ukranian goverment do is high hypocricy. To steal from pipe then tell everyone that Russia decreased pressure. Or lie to media about addendant#4?
What is it? I think ukranian goverment overpass Putin' goverment in cynism big ways.
If you like it then think how far Ukraine from Europe in reality.
You know sometime ago I thought that Yuschenko indeed some new type leader. But now I think he is just swindler who swindle Ukraine with his pairy-tales about "great future".
He is nothing different then Kuchma (accually he was his prime-minister). But Kuchma was honestier since he didn't disgiuse his thoughts.