The rhetoric is as melodramatic as ever, but this time around Russia's threat to cut off Ukraine's natural gas is mostly hot air. After months in which Kyiv has been faithfully paying for gas and Moscow reliably supplying it under a deal brokered by the European Union, this week has seen the quarrel erupt anew.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: This time around, Russia-Ukraine gas feud is mostly hot air
Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller (L) listens as Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan (R) speaks during a press conference on Sept. 26, 2014 in Berlin.
