Stories about Ukraine from January, 2009
Estonia, Poland, Ukraine: The Holocaust
A Step At A Time quotes from an article on the “European complicity and responsibility” for the Holocaust and the ways in which Poland and Ukraine are dealing with “vague and extremely unfair accusations levelled at a whole nation.” AnTyx writes about Estonia's pre-war Jewish population: “While it is a...
Ukraine: Rescuing the European Bison
Chernobyl and Eastern Europe Blog writes about efforts to rescue the European Bison from extinction.
Ukraine: Parliament starts gas control commission
What's up, Ukraine? notes that the Ukrainian parliament has founded a temporary investigation commission to follow developments of the current gas crisis.
Russia-Ukraine: Walking a thin line along the Gazpromenade?
Leopolis argues the case whether the gas crisis between Russia and Ukraine is a political or economic conflict and asks why the EU remains neutral but five months after the Russo-Georgian war.
Ukraine: Kyiv Subway Ads
LJ user russos (RUS) re-posts pictures of the advertising in the Kyiv metro (22 photos, 3.5 MB).
Russia-Ukraine: The middleman of gas crisis
Robert Amsterdam discusses the role of RosUkrEnergo – the intermediary company that allegedly milks the profits out of the gas transit through Ukraine between Russian Gazprom and Ukrainian Naftogaz.
Russia-Romania: Redirecting the gas flow?
Gabriela Ionita of Power&Politics Weblog discusses Russian PM's Putin comment on redirecting its gas trade through Romania in the future by way of the projected SouthStream gas pipeline.
Russia-Europe: Gas crisis prompts return to nuclear power?
Chernobyl and Eastern Europe Blog reports how the Russo-Ukrainian gas crisis is beginning to have severe effects on deliveries to the European market, and how Bulgaria considers reopening one of its closed down nuclear plants.
Russia-Ukraine: Moscow wins PR-war in gas conflict
Robert Amsterdam illustrates how Russia is winning the PR-war in the ongoing gas conflict with Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine: Giving Kiev the blame for gas conflict
Peter Lavelle has his say about the ongoing gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine, putting the blame heavily on Kiev.
Russia-Ukraine: Gas crisis from a German perspective
Gerhard Mangott analyses [GER] the Russo-Ukrainian gas crisis from a German perspective, and Der Spiegelfechter provides an extended account [GER] of developments.
Russia-Ukraine: Variables of gas war
Streetwise Professor analyzes a few factors of significance for the ongoing gas war between Russia and Ukraine, whereas Leopolis presents some views from Kiev.
Russia-Ukraine: Explaining enigmatic gas row
Steve LeVine of The Oil and the Glory explains some aspects of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian gas crisis from the perspective of international energy pricing.
