Russia raises gas prices for Ukraine by 80 percent

Reuters ^ | April 3, 2014 | By Svetlana Burmistrova and Natalia Zinets

[Jim Robinson]

* White House criticises Gazprom's move

MOSCOW/KIEV, April 3 (Reuters) - Russia raised the gas price for Ukraine on Thursday for the second time this week, almost doubling it in three days and piling pressure on a neighbour on the brink of bankruptcy in the crisis over Crimea.

The increase, announced in Moscow by Russian natural gas producer Gazprom, means Ukraine will pay 80 percent more for its gas than before the initial increase on Monday.

[Jim Robinson]

Putin following Obama. Only Obama's doing it to us.

[JimRed]

Ukrainians can’t frack their own gas?

[Jim Robinson]

Apparently they have no frackin gas.

[SierraWasp]

Looks like this time instead of a Berlin Airlift we’re gonna need a Ukraine GAS-LIFT!!!

[TheArizona]

Can you blame the Russians. They we are stupid enough to but it for the Ukrainians. This why Obama is a Manchurian plant. He takes down the missile shield, unilaterally reduces our nukes, will prolly transfer billions of dollars to Russia, allow Putin to take Eastern Europe back. Then before leaving office after he guts our military, purges or leaders, and replaces our fighters with degenerates he lets Putin wipe us out and rids the world of the evil capitalist United States.

[Izzy Dunne]

They we are stupid enough to but it for the Ukrainians.

How's that again?

[Psalm 144]

The latest rise will be to $485 per 1,000 cubic metres - two days after Gazprom announced a 44 percent increase in the gas price to $385.5 per 1,000 cubic metres from $268.5 due to unpaid bills. This is much more than the average price paid by consumers in the European Union.

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A neat trap. IOW, the EUnuch transnationals could buy and resell to the Ukrainian dupes for less, easing or eliminating Ukraine’s need to purchase from Russia. But they won’t.

“Too much like effort on our part” the EUnuchs will say. “Let our American janissaries fight the Skythian savages to secure our new satrapy. Do not disturb our slumber with mundane matters again.”

[Jim Robinson]

DC is definitely experienced in lifting gas.

[TheArizona]

Sorry,

They (Russians) KNOW we are stupid enough to BUY it (gas) for them.

[skeeter]

This is nothing. Obama raised my health insurance by 300%.

[SierraWasp]

What was that old hippy bumper-snicker… “Gas, Grass or A$$… Nobody rides for free!”

[RitchieAprile]

I wonder if the EU price is calculated to encourage addiction to Russian gas?

[Safetgiver]

Hell, the electric companies did it to us in PA by 200% last month. Vlad is a lightweight.

[Psalm 144]

That would make sense.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Frackin Obama is getting ideas...

[JSDude1]

Meanwhile Ukraine retaliates but cutting off (or dramatically raising prices) on Crimea’s water and power?

[soycd]

Well.....our prancing dear leader zero doubled the price of gasoline in the US, allowed or caused electric rates to skyrocket and more than doubled my health insurance, so my caring what a bunch of tire burning lead catchers pay for their natural gas is quarter size.

If I were a tire company selling tires to them, I would more than double the price per tire.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Why not? Obama and the EU seem eager to lend the Ukraine money which will go to pay Russia.

[Sacajaweau]

They turned things on and off to crimea...said it was a technical glitch.

Yup....those folks in Crimea are chomping at the bit to rejoin the Ukraine. s/

[ScaniaBoy]

“Let our American janissaries fight the Skythian savages to secure our new satrapy. Do not disturb our slumber with mundane matters again.”

The EU and the US