[Jim Robinson]

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

[JimRed]

Ukrainians can’t frack their own 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.

[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.”

[skeeter]

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

[Safetgiver]

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

[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.

[kenmcg]

Open up the channels to freedom fighters in the Ukraine, money, weapons, etc. let the guerilla wars begin.

[MarMema]

I think before the super low price was to pay for renting the base in Crimea. But Putin is no stranger to bullying his customers. Just ask Lithuania and a few others.

[goldstategop]

All those discounts have been canceled... especially in lieu of the termination of the Black Fleet Lease agreement under which they were previously extended.

Its a potent reminder Moscow can wield pressure other than through military force upon Ukraine. Since Kiev did not want to join the Customs Union, it will now pay market price for natural gas from Russia.

[varmintman]