Bratwurst Boy
6 Jan 2009
News / Is NORD STREAM dangerous for Poland's natural enviroment? [540]
So...you want to say Ukraine paid???
Well...they have it....does Poland have something to sell?
Apropos Ukraine and the current gas row...just came about an interesting article:
spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,599796,00.html
If the author is right then the Ukraine isn't p*issing off Russia for the sake of it but they CAN'T pay...they just don't have the money!
Now that changes alot...if there isn't stupidity or maliciousness behind it but pure need than they should get help!
They should have said so....
So...you want to say Ukraine paid???
What you can observe now is what happens when you depend only on russian gas...
Well...they have it....does Poland have something to sell?
Apropos Ukraine and the current gas row...just came about an interesting article:
spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,599796,00.html
If the author is right then the Ukraine isn't p*issing off Russia for the sake of it but they CAN'T pay...they just don't have the money!
Now that changes alot...if there isn't stupidity or maliciousness behind it but pure need than they should get help!
...The Ukrainian government and the state-controlled company Naftogaz have not been dragging their heels on paying Russia due to political motives, but rather because they simply don't have the money -- neither Naftogaz nor Ukraine itself.
The country is caught in a deep economic crisis.
The production of steel, its most important export, has already been reduced by a quarter. Now foreign currency reserves are shrinking, while inflation and unemployment are rising. Meanwhile companies are experiencing huge drops in revenues and profits....
The country is caught in a deep economic crisis.
The production of steel, its most important export, has already been reduced by a quarter. Now foreign currency reserves are shrinking, while inflation and unemployment are rising. Meanwhile companies are experiencing huge drops in revenues and profits....
They should have said so....