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Miliukov · 3 Jan 2006, 20:39

Granted, I don't know whether or not the allegations of Ukraine stealing from the pipelines are true. What I am saying is that, aside from whether or not this economic situation should have arisen in the first place, the manner in which the Russian government has brought about the present scenario (Ukraine facing instantaneously doubled prices) is frankly unnacceptable. This is ignoring the fact that I'm more inclined to "trust" the Norwegian government to handle its state firms reasonably than I am Putin's autocratic powerhouse.

Additionally I think Russia's binding the Eastern Bloc to them in thrall for four decades somewhat justifies at least some subsidisation of the poorer of said ex-satellites for some years thereafter.

3 Jan 2006, 20:39	#6
Miliukov Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 10	Re: Double standards ahoy Granted, I don't know whether or not the allegations of Ukraine stealing from the pipelines are true. What I am saying is that, aside from whether or not this economic situation should have arisen in the first place, the manner in which the Russian government has brought about the present scenario (Ukraine facing instantaneously doubled prices) is frankly unnacceptable. This is ignoring the fact that I'm more inclined to "trust" the Norwegian government to handle its state firms reasonably than I am Putin's autocratic powerhouse. Additionally I think Russia's binding the Eastern Bloc to them in thrall for four decades somewhat justifies at least some subsidisation of the poorer of said ex-satellites for some years thereafter.