ultima said:
1 - In December, Russia approved a $15B loan to Ukraine. In addition, gas prices were slashed to levels far below the prices charged to rest of Europe. Also, Ukraine gets a cut from all energy transit through their country. 2 - There was a leak of a phone conversation between Estonian foreign minister and some British lady. The leak has been verified by the Estonian guy. In the conversation, they talk about how a doctor (Olga) told the Estonian foreign minister that the same snipers were killing police and protesters; moreover, the new government wants to sweep the killings under a rug, not wanting to investigate. The doctor believes strongly that the snipers were not Yanukovich's. |
1- Russia knows Ukraine will struggle to pay back those $15 billion.
Ukraine in debt is very advantageous to them. EU didn't let Ukraine borrow money earlier cause there's no way Ukraine was gonna pay them on time and with a decent interest.
Get a glimpse on how neighboring countries deal with russia when it comes to energy business.
http://www.thegwpf.org/europe-seeking-alternatives-russias-natural-gas/
2- I don't know for sure to tell you the truth, these infos can be a counterinformation for all I know. Whoever those snipers were, they are as coward as who sent them. And Yanukovich is capable of anything how can people defend him?
