tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post1991659948043921091..comments2023-11-05T13:12:36.685+03:00Comments on Mark MacKinnon's blog: Gazprom weighs in on Ukraine power strugglemarkmachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08667875925403626247noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post-75748373875330333422007-10-06T16:31:00.000+04:002007-10-06T16:31:00.000+04:00Phoby, phoby, phoby. Countries that pay their bil...Phoby, phoby, phoby. Countries that pay their bills have no trouble with Gazprom.<BR/><BR/>And about that "Ukrainian genocide" notion, if it really was intentional, why did the Soviet government take the Red Army's grain reserves and distribute them for famine relief?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post-65709795432059101472007-10-06T01:35:00.000+04:002007-10-06T01:35:00.000+04:00With some credibility, a number of analysts believ...With some credibility, a number of analysts believe that Tymoshenko likely made a nice chunk of change for herself by taking profits away from Russian companies involved with fossil fuel. Hence the "Gas Princess" tag on her.<BR/><BR/>The Russian government recently had two women appointed to high level positions. The political leader of Russia's second largest city is a woman.<BR/><BR/>The "mass genocide" in Ukraine involved many non-Russians and a good number of Ukrainians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119431684867910557.post-67119424590838871512007-10-05T16:09:00.000+04:002007-10-05T16:09:00.000+04:00The follow-up to this story is that Tymoshenko has...The follow-up to this story is that Tymoshenko has already resolved Gazporom's pathetic threat, arranging to pay the balance due.<BR/><BR/>A few points are missing:<BR/><BR/>(a) Tymoshenko is intolerable to the Kremlin not only because she's a democrat and pro-West but also because she's a woman. Russia is a rigidly sexist society and the idea of women coming to power threatens the male-dominated Kremlin almost as much as the idea of pro-west democrats. What's more, Tymoshenko is a glamorous, charismatic leader who can lead Ukraine into a new era. That's the Kremlin's worst nightmare. <BR/><BR/>(b) Russia has been sucking the blood out of Ukraine like a vampire for decades, including the infliction of mass genocide for which it has paid no reparations. The idea that Ukraine "owes" Russia money is a fallacy. It's Russia that owes Ukraine.<BR/><BR/>(c)Russia's hypocrisy in attempting to dictate internal Ukrainian affairs is jaw-droppingly amazing given Russia's adamant claims that the West not attempt to influence Russia's internal affairs. It's neo-Soviet in character, an indication of an essentially barbaric attitude that Russia cannot survive for long.<BR/><BR/>(d) The failure of the West to rally to Ukraine's aid when faced with this outrageous provocation is shameful. We need to do a much better job of learning from history ourselves. Today Ukraine, tomorrow Czechoslovakia . . .La Russophobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.com