1 posted on
01/05/2006 8:45:28 PM PST by
jb6
To: Timedrifter; Alex-DV; ValenB4; truemiester; anonymoussierra; zagor-te-nej; Freelance Warrior; ...
2 posted on
01/05/2006 8:48:11 PM PST by
jb6
(The Atheist/Pagan mind, a quandary wrapped in egoism and served with a side order of self importance)
To: jb6
Yep, Russia was giving the Ukraine $3 to $5 billion a year in gas subsidies.
3 posted on
01/05/2006 9:10:41 PM PST by
GarySpFc
(De Oppresso Liber)
To: jb6
The West's strategy toward Ukraine has been founded on an illusion: that Ukraine would leave Russia's orbit and "join the West," and that Russia would pay for this. ==
Accually the author got it absolutely right. It is indeed the prevailing thoughts in Kiev. They wanted that someone especially Russia will pay for thier joining to EU. They think that EU will give them the donations not less even more then Poland. They talk about $80 blns which EU allergedly gave Poland for free.
I think they are too cunning then ever:)).
4 posted on
01/06/2006 2:05:46 AM PST by
RusIvan
("THINK!" the motto of IBM)
To: jb6
But who says, that Ukraine must brake off all the economical relations with Russia after it brakes off political dependence?
Provided, that Russia won't show attitude "who's not with us is against us".
5 posted on
01/06/2006 6:02:14 AM PST by
lizol
To: lizol; Vorthax; Polak z Polski; Grzegorz 246; Lukasz; JoAnka; warsaw44; anonymoussierra; Juliusz; ..
Consider the figures: Until the latest price hike, Russia was supplying Ukraine with a de facto annual energy subsidy estimated at somewhere between $3 billion and $5 billion a year. That is more than all EU aid in the 14 years since Ukrainian independence Bump
6 posted on
01/06/2006 6:33:55 AM PST by
A. Pole
(If the lettuce cutters were paid $10 more per hour, the lettuce heads would cost FIVE CENTS more!)
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