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:: Russia, EU don't expect another gas conflict with Ukraine - Piebalgs
From Interfax; JRL #2009-209, Nov. 16, 2009.
:: Russia may modernize Ukrainian gas pipelines - energy minister
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-207, Nov. 12, 2009.
:: Russian Gas: Pipelines, Politics and Money
By Peter Fedynsky, from Voice of America; JRL #2009-207, Nov. 12, 2009.
:: Putin: Russia will reduce transit gas supplies if Ukraine starts siphoning gas
From Interfax; JRL #2009-206, Nov. 11, 2009.
:: Experts Downplay Fears Over Ukraine-Russia Gas Crisis
By Gregory Feifer, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-202, Nov. 4, 2009.
:: Russia needs to cooperate with OPEC but national interests come first -minister
From Interfax; JRL #2009-197, Oct. 27, 2009.
:: South Stream May Be First to Open
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-185, Oct. 6, 2009.
:: Waiting for Shtokman
By Anna Arutunyan, from The Moscow News; JRL #2009-185, Oct. 6, 2009.
:: A Refined Approach to Oil Russian: Oil Companies Are the Weak Link in the Kremlin’s Plans to Expand Its Grip on Downstream Assets Abroad
By Graham Stack, from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-185, Oct. 6, 2009.
:: Chubais Blamed for Dam Disaster
By Alex Anishyuk and Alexandra Odynova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-184, Oct. 5, 2009.
:: Ex-head of Russian power grid accepts conclusions on power plant disaster
From Interfax; JRL #2009-184, Oct. 5, 2009.
:: Russians: Addicted to Oil, Addicted to Liquor: With the Economic Crisis Having Strengthened Russia's Dependence on Oil and Gas, Medvedev Looks to Society to Get Russia Off the Hook
By Graham Stack, from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-171, Sept. 14, 2009.
:: Russia may face oil and gas output slump amid exploration cuts
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-167, Sept. 8, 2009.
:: Tymoshenko Says Winter to Be Warm
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-165, Sept. 4, 2009.
:: Ukraine to raise Russian gas transit fee by 65-70% in 2010
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-164, Sept. 3, 2009.
:: Tymoshenko, Putin Reach Gas Deal
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-163, Sept. 2, 2009.
:: Russia Vows Uninterrupted Oil And Gas Supplies to Poland - Putin
From Interfax; JRL 2009-149, Aug. 14, 2009.
:: Watchdog Threatens Crackdown on Oil Giants
By Maria Antonova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-135, July 20, 2009.
:: Crude’s Inexorable Sways Keep the Ruble Volatile
By Ira Iosebashvili, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-135, July 20, 2009.
:: Russia's reaction to Nabucco deal 'calm' - diplomat
From Interfax; JRL #2009-133, July 15, 2009.
:: Kudrin Promises Energy Revolution
By Maria Antonova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-130, July 10, 2009.
:: Russia should build gas transport routes bypassing transit states - speaker
From Interfax; JRL #2009-128, July 8, 2009.
:: Oil Exploration Law May Need Revisions
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-118, June 24, 2009.
:: REVIEW: Old Fields Or New? The Oil Tax Debate Continues ...
From Interfax; JRL #2009-115, June 19, 2009.
:: New Era For Gazprom, As Gas Giant's Fortunes Plummet
By Bruce Pannier, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-109, June 10, 2009.
:: Kudrin: oil may stay near $50 a barrel for 3-5 yrs
From Interfax; JRL #2009-105, June 5, 2009.
:: Ukraine must pay another $500 mln for gas in May - Kyiv
By Courtney Weaver, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-103, June 3, 2009.
:: Crude Is Back for Now, But Not on Demand
By Courtney Weaver, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-101, June 1, 2009.
:: Putin Raises the Stakes in his Black Sea Gas Gamble
By Pavel K. Baev, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2009-95, May 21, 2009.
:: Gas Pipeline Fight Escalates Sharply
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-92, May 18, 2009.
:: Ukraine's president approves Caspian oil route bypassing Russia
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-90, May 14, 2009.
:: EU Offers Russia's Neighbors Perks for Energy
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-85, May 7, 2009.
:: Medvedev’s New Energy Initiative
From Russia Profile, featuring Vladimir Frolov, Vladimir Belaeff, Ethan Burger, Mikhail Korchemkin; JRL #2009-82, May 1, 2009.
:: Report on the EU-Russia gas connection published
From Kari Liuhto; JRL #2009-81, April 30, 2009.
:: Kiev Lets Gazprom Upgrade Pipelines
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-81, April 30, 2009.
:: Russia Eyes Iraqi Energy Sector
By Sergei Blagov, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2009-77, April 24, 2009.
:: Medvedev To Float European Energy Security Proposal
By Ahto Lobjakas, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-74, April 21, 2009.
:: Russia to submit new Arctic shelf boundary data to UN
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2009-73, April 20, 2009.
:: Russia regrets Western states' attempts to "politicize" Nabucco project -top diplomat
From Interfax; JRL 2009-73, April 20, 2009.
:: Kazakhstan: The Road to Independence: Energy Policy and the Birth of a Nation
From Ariel Cohen, re: presentation of his newly released book, event in Cambridge, MA.; JRL 2009-69, April 14, 2009.
:: US Economic Relations and Energy Security.
From Sarah Carey; JRL 2009-65, April 3, 2009.
:: EU looks for gas in Ukraine
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2008-59, March 25, 2009.
:: Russian Foreign Ministry objects to EU-Ukraine gas declaration
From Interfax; JRL #2009-58, March 24, 2009.
:: Moscow delays talks with Kiev over Ukraine-EU pipeline deal
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2008-58, March 24, 2009.
:: Khodorkovsky says would like to go in for alternative energy
From Interfax; JRL #2009-55, March 20, 2009.
:: Khodorkovsky says would like to go in for alternative energy
From Interfax; JRL #2009-55, March 20, 2009.
:: Tskhinvali left without natural gas
From Interfax; JRL #2009-49, March 11,
:: Kiev asks Moscow for $5 bln loan to pay for gas
From Interfax; JRL #2009-49, March 11, 2009.
:: Russia could supply gas to Europe bypassing Ukraine - analyst
From Interfax; JRL #2009-46, March 6, 2009.
:: Europe to remain Gazprom's main market in mid term - CEO
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-34, Feb. 18, 2009.
:: Gazprom's Miller, U.S. ambassador talk energy cooperation
From Interfax; JRL #2009-31, Feb. 13, 2009.
:: Free Cheese (and No Mousetrap!) through Energy Efficiency
From Mark Izeman and Edith Pike-Biegunska; JRL #2009-29, Feb. 11, 2009.
:: European Parliament to discuss pipelines, gas and 'Russian question'
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-10, Jan. 15, 2009.
:: Experts Say Ukraine, Russia Share Blame for Latest Gas Crisis
By Andre de Nesnera, from Voice of America; JRL #2009-21, Jan. 30, 2009.
:: Russian gas price "exorbitant" - Yushchenko
From Interfax; JRL #2009-19, Jan. 28, 2009.
:: Russia worried Ukraine may revise gas deal - Putin's spokesman
From Interfax; JRL #2009-19, Jan. 28, 2009.
:: Russia hopes Europe will determine culprit of gas crisis - Putin's press secretary
From Interfax; JRL #2009-19, Jan. 28, 2009.
:: Russia may be allowed to update Ukrainian gas transmission system
From Interfax; JRL #2009-19, Jan. 28, 2009.
:: Gas conflict didn't damage Russia seriously as a supplier - EU envoy
From Interfax; JRL #2009-17, Jan. 26, 2009.
:: Russian information ministry: Gazprom losses hit $2 bln in gas row with Ukraine - official
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-17, Jan. 26, 2009.
:: In stupidity we trust
By Daria Chernyshova, from The Moscow News; JRL #2009-17, Jan. 26, 2009.
:: Tymoshenko blames RosUkrEnergo, Ukrainian officials for gas talks failure in late 2008
From Interfax; JRL #2009-14, Jan. 22, 2009.
:: The 18-Day Gas War – Why was it fought? Who Won?
By Roman Kupchinsky, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2009-13, Jan. 21, 2009.
:: Kremlin Sets Stage for a Gas Summit
By Nadia Popova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-9, Jan. 14, 2009.
:: Comments on the gas issue
From X; JRL #2009-12, Jan. 19, 2009.
:: Another Gas War with Ukraine
From Russia Profile, featuring Vladimir Frolov, Stephen Blank, Ethan Burger, Andrei Liakhov, Edward Lozansky, Andrei Tsygankov; JRL #2009-12, Jan. 19, 2009.
:: Russia Seeks Control of Ukraine’s Gas Transit System Through a Consortium
By Vladimir Socor, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2009-11, Jan. 16, 2009.
:: Summit will prove gas dispute not political - Russian analyst
From Interfax; JRL #2009-11, Jan. 19, 2009.
:: The Russian Gas Trap
By Peter Zeihan, from Strategic Forecasting's stratfor.com; JRL #2009-9, Jan. 14, 2009.
:: Ukrainian parliamentarian accuses Russia of trying to subjugate Ukraine
From Interfax; JRL #2009-10, Jan. 15, 2009.
:: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s interview with German Television’s Channel One ARD
premier.gov.ru transcript; JRL #2009-10, Jan. 15, 2009.
:: Kiev confirms plans to involve U.S. in modernizing gas pipelines
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-10, Jan. 15, 2009.
:: Senior Russian MP says USA behind disruption of gas supply to Europe
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-10, Jan. 15, 2009.
:: Re: 2009-#8-Johnson's Russia List/Busch
From Jérôme Guillet; JRL #2009-10, Jan. 15, 2009.
:: Gas Wars - comments
From Andrei Liakhov; JRL #2009-9, Jan. 14, 2009.
:: Russia’s Gas Disinformation Game
By Roman Kupchinsky, from the Jamestown Foundation's
Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2009-9, Jan. 14, 2009.
:: Old Equipment, Multiple Routes Make Ukraine Gas Transit Difficult To Guarantee
By Bruce Pannier, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-9, Jan. 14, 2009.
:: Accusations Fly as Gas Fails to Flow
By Anatoly Medetsky, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-9, Jan. 14, 2009.
:: Ukraine accuses Russia of "gas attack" - Yushchenko Secretariat
From Interfax; JRL #2009-9, Jan. 14, 2009.
:: Nord Stream project may be behind gas crisis - Yushchenko
From Interfax; JRL #2009-9, Jan. 14, 2009.
:: Nabucco no alternative to Russian gas supplies - pundits
From Interfax; JRL #2009-9, Jan. 14, 2009.
:: Russia wants EU gas flow via Ukraine resumed on acceptable terms
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-9, Jan. 14, 2009.
:: The Pipe is Blocked in Kiev
Russia and Europe are hostages to Ukraine’s politics
By Vladimir Frolov, from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-9, Jan. 14, 2009.
:: Observers Say Gas Deal Should Be Linked to Oil
From The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-8, Jan. 13, 2009.
:: Gas transit conflict will have serious consequences, especially for Ukraine - Rahr
From Interfax; JRL #2009-8, Jan. 13, 2009.
:: Can Russia Really Re-Route European Gas Supplies To Avoid Ukraine?
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-4, Jan. 7, 2009.
:: A telephone conversation was held between Dmitry Medvedev and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko
Kremlin transcript; JRL #2009-5, Jan. 8, 2009.
:: Gazprom insists doing all it can to continue gas shipments via northern corridor
From Interfax; JRL #2009-5, Jan. 8, 2009.
:: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller
premier.gov.ru; JRL #2009-5, Jan. 8, 2009.
:: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Gerhard Schroeder, Nord Stream AG Shareholders’ Committee head
premier.gov.ru; JRL #2009-5, Jan. 8, 2009.
:: Naftogaz says ready to guarantee Russian gas transit to Europe in full
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-4, Jan. 7, 2009.
:: Russia Today commentator: 'Gazprom Simply Wants To Get Paid'
By Peter Lavelle, published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-4, Jan. 7, 2009.
:: EU calls for Russian gas supplies to resume as problems grow
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-4, Jan. 7, 2009.
:: EU calls for gas Russian supplies to resume as problems grow
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-4, Jan. 7, 2009.
:: Gazprom urges Kyiv to compensate stolen gas to European consumers
From Interfax; JRL #2009-4, Jan. 7, 2009.
:: Naftogaz wants new long-term gas transit contract with Gazprom
From Interfax; JRL #2009-3, Jan. 6, 2009.
:: Russian information ministry says Russia reassures Europe on gas supplies
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-3, Jan. 6, 2009.
:: Gazprom says Ukraine refused to pump extra 15 mln cu m to Europe
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-2, Jan. 5, 2009.
:: Russia proposes holding European Parliament hearings on gas transit through Ukraine
From Interfax; JRL #2009-1, Jan. 2, 2009.
:: Russian pundit accuses Ukraine of creating artificial crisis over gas
From Interfax; JRL #2009-1, Jan. 2, 2009.
:: Gazprom set to supply gas to Ukraine at European market price
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-1, Jan. 2, 2009.

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