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To: Starboard

They still consider Crimea their port. They have a lot of gas pipelines running through Ukraine servicing Europe that probably account for a good chunk of the Russian budget.

Putin is not going to walk away and say “OK, you can have it”.


67 posted on 03/03/2014 9:16:36 AM PST by listenhillary (Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
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To: listenhillary

Yes, gas exports through Ukraine are about 25% of the Russian budget.


81 posted on 03/03/2014 9:28:11 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Free Ukraine. Free Venezuela. Free Syria. Free Iran. Free the USA.)
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