Well, Russia keeps getting somewhat annoyed with Ukraine, next door. I understand why. For 30 years Russia supplied cheap as chips natural gas to Ukraine, expecting that they would actually pay the gas bill. It must be over US$20 billion in debt now.
Ukraine never paid a cent. They built a beautiful golden parliament, massive highways, good schools, airports, train lines, great hospitals, etc and the government of Ukraine got disgustingly rich. Then, Europe and the USA, being entrepreneurial, said "Hey, Ukraine, how about joining us to fuck up Russia?? And Ukraine said..."Yeah! We're up for it if we can join NATO." "Of course you can... but you have to work out the gas bill with Russia. maybe they'll cancel the debt? Try them! Doesn't hurt to try?! Just don't pay it, and cry poor! Fuck em. Russian Bastards! Who would say No to that?"
Vladimir Putin said...No.
Russia excised Crimea as a loan-deposit on the gas bill, but, time goes by, and its time for Ukraine to pay the gas bill. The Russians, being somewhat nice, still haven't turned off the gas.
the USA has offered to supply Ukraine with gas, but, at about ten times the price of good clean Russian gas... and Ukraine can't afford that. Everyone will freeze to death there.
Russia and Ukraine: It aint no ideologicl war between good and bad. Its just, for Ukraine, time to pay the gas bill. The Debt Collectors are out and about on the border.
If Ukraine can't pay the Russian gas bill, they are not an economy that Europe would want amongst them, anyway. "You work it out with Russia...and, um, well, we'll be here...go on, fuck them up. Fuck up Putin. We don't like him."
Vladimir Putin said "No."
That's all that's going on. Negotiation.
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