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Our tree's still up and we're still celebrating because everyone else here is. And who doesn't like a nice little party. Who doe...

Here’s some analysis like we get here from time to time. I will take the points one at a time: Got that deal anytime? Like when Ukraine ...

In purely financial terms, probably Russia is the winner. When all the figures are computed in the complex arrangement, some analysts say th...

So it looks like they signed a deal-- Russia, Ukraine Settle Gas Dispute, to Raise Prices . Ukraine agreed to almost double the price it pay...

Although acres of newsprint have been devoted to the Russia-Ukraine gas crisis in the world press lately, not much mention has been made of ...

The gas is still on and Russia has promised to pump in more supplies to make up for the gas they say has been stolen by Ukraine over the pas...

Gas crisis unfolding quickly Events in the Russia–Ukraine gas crisis are unfolding quicker than I anticipated. A major reason why gas press...

From Levko: In a brilliant piece entitled 'Energy question may spell end of the good life for the West' at http://business.timesonli...

So the gas has been turned off. We know this because of the pictures of someone turning a valve near the Ukrainian border broadcast on TV ye...

Here's some more analysis from a commenter who signs himself LEvko. It belongs up here: The Ukraine-Russia gas crisis is part of a trial...

So is it official? -- Russia prepares to turn off gas to Ukraine . Come 10 a.m. tomorrow Russia will shut off the gas supplies to Ukraine? A...

Review of Ukraine base lease 'fatal'--Russia Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, who is resisting Russia's demand for a nearl...

This-- United Press International - NewsTrack - Ukrainian slaves rescued from Russian ship --reminds me of a joke I posted here before that...

Here's some more on the natural gas crisis here-- WSJ.com - The New Crimean War . As to why, the article states: First, Russia seeks to ...

I am thinking about making a change here in the next few weeks. I want to make this a co-blogger affair. There are any number of people out ...

A very Merry Christmas to everyone. Even though it was all uncertainty for awhile, though our youngest daughter didn't give up hope in t...

Some in the Russian press object to calling the demand for price increases blackmail. Technically, they may have a case, but that is not all...

Here some more analysis of the gas crisis here-- One Gas Mask For All. Yulia MOSTOVAYA. Zerkalo Nedeli On The WEB . And it is a crisis. ...

Here's some very good analysis of the gas problem here by a commenter to the last blog post of mine. I thought it should be up here on i...

Here's some more of the same on Russian gas to Ukraine-- KREMLIN HAS UPPER HAND IN GAS NEGOTIATIONS WITH UKRAINE - Eurasia Daily Monitor...