Russia has had to start the New Year by doing something that she did not want to do. Cut the gas supply to Ukraine because of default in payments. Ukraine pressed the situation and played lots of games. We have a saying in America: “The check is in the mail!” This saying comes about because […]
to celebrate New Years? Russia of course! There is an island owned by Russia, located right next to the border of the USA. It is called the Romanov Frontier Outpost. Just four kilometers away from the USA, It is called ‘The International Date Line’, as it starts the new day on earth every day. Well […]
I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and thinking about what Putin said, “They don’t want to pay” Putin is talking about the Refusal of Ukraine to pay her very past due gas bill to Russia. I think that the better statement is “Ukraine can not pay her gas bill”. Ukraine is flat busted, […]
rule out the possibility that Naftogaz of Ukraine could file for bankruptcy in 2009, RBC Ukraine reported today. The source in the administration said that the 2009 budget provided for a mere USD 211.9m to cover the gap between the gas import price and prices for the population. However, the actual amount could run up […]
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The tallest New Years Tree in Russia prize goes to: The city of Krasnoyarsk, a 46 meter high tree in the city’s main square. It has a all metal frame and 15,000 artificial tree branches, decorated with 5,000+ lights, which change color every 30 minutes, and over 2,000 decorations in the theme of Pushkin’s stories. […]