January 3, 2006

  • Putin must have been dipping into the spiked eggnog a bit too deeply
    over the holidays, that's the only explanation I can come up with for
    his decision to halt Russia's exporting of natural gas to Ukraine over
    a price dispute.

    This when Russia is trying to show Europe what a marvelously reliable
    energy source it'd be!  Yessirreebob, that's the way to drive that point home. 

    Putin backed off fairly promptly due to European squawking (many
    European countries get their gas from Ukraine, so when Ukraine's supply
    is hit, Europe's supply is itself at risk), but the damage is already
    done.  Rotsa ruck becoming The Reliable Source For Natural Gas now, Vlad.