Slokavia to declare state of emergency

[burgundia]

because of 70% decrease in gas flow from Russia through Ukraine.
sorry SLOVAKIA
Tonight at 12 am

[Dantheman62]

KIEV, Ukraine – A natural gas crisis loomed over Europe on Tuesday, as a contract dispute between Russia and Ukraine shut off Russian gas supplies to six countries and reduced gas deliveries to several others.

At least two Bulgarian cities were totally without gas, and nations like Turkey were turning to Iran to bolster their supplies.

In a sharp turnaround, the European Union blasted Russia and Ukraine, saying the sudden cutoff to some of its member countries was "completely unacceptable." Just a day ago, the EU was trying to downplay any problems from the gas dispute.

In response, Russia and Ukraine agreed to hold new talks on the contract dispute over Russian natural gas that travels to Europe through Ukraine's pipelines. The two neighbors are locked in a dispute over pricing and overdue payments. Russia cut off supplies to Ukraine on Jan. 1 but had promised to keep gas moving to Europe.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_ukraine_russia_gas

[burgundia]

The problem is that Ukrainians take the gas that should go to the rest of Europe and most pipes are on the territory of Ukraine. When it comes to POland we get some of our gas through Belarus, but only about 20%.

[Dantheman62]

I posted that because I thought it was ironic that the EU downplayed the problem just a day or two ago, and now they're blasting Russia and Ukraine saying it's unacceptable. It's funny how when it doesn't affect anybody directly they stay quiet, but when they start to feel it they yell!