An Inscrutable Squabble
An Inscrutable Squabble
Author(s): Ky Krauthamer Subject(s): Politics
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: Russia; Ukraine; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; gas; Gazprom; Naftogaz Ukrainy; disagreement;
Summary/Abstract: Is the current gas dispute about hard-nosed business, bare knuckles politics, or deep-seated corruption? When Russia cut off gas supplies to Ukraine on 1 January, headlines focused on the dispute over the price of gas and debts that Russia says it is owed by Ukraine for past gas shipments. But were those issues really the crux of the matter?
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 01/06
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
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