Putin Warns Europe Of Gas / Israel Targets Iran New Spy Satellite
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Putin Warns Europe Of Gas / Israel Targets Iran New Spy Satellite
Published on Apr 10, 2014
Wars and rumors of wars as Russia threatens all of Europe about gas shortages as Israel launches new spy satellite to watch Iranhttp://www.paulbegleyprophecy.com alsohttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-... alsohttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world...
Putin warns Europe of gas shortages over Ukraine debts COMMENTS (238) Pro-Russian protesters have held rallies outside the seized government building in Donetsk
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned European leaders that Ukraine's delays in paying for Russian gas have created a "critical situation".
Pipelines transiting Ukraine deliver Russian gas to several EU countries and there are fears that the current tensions could trigger gas shortages.
Armed pro-Russian separatists are holed up in official buildings in Donetsk and Luhansk, in eastern Ukraine.
Meanwhile, a European human rights body has stripped Russia of voting rights. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) monitors human rights in 47 member states, including Russia and Ukraine.
Protesting against Russia's annexation of Crimea last month, PACE suspended Russia's voting rights as well as Russian participation in election observer missions. The Russian delegation had boycotted the meeting. Its leader, Alexei Pushkov, described the proceedings as a "farce".
The BBC's Chris Morris in Brussels says Moscow may well brush off this diplomatic snub, but it is another sign of the price it is having to pay for its annexation of Crimea.
Activists inside the Donetsk government building have proclaimed a "Donetsk Republic"
Russian state gas giant Gazprom says Ukraine's debt for supplies of Russian gas has risen above $2bn (£1.2bn; 1.4bn euros).
Gazprom said on Wednesday it could demand advance payments from Kiev for gas but President Putin said the company should hold off, pending talks with "our partners" - widely believed to mean the EU.
In a letter to European leaders, President Putin warned that the "critical" situation could affect deliveries of gas to Europe, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
The letter, later released by the Kremlin, says that if Ukraine does not settle its energy bill, Gazprom will be "compelled" to switch over to advance payment, and if those payments are not made, it "will completely or partially cease gas deliveries".
Mr Putin added that Russia was "prepared to participate in the effort to stabilise and restore Ukraine's economy" but only on "equal terms" with the EU.
Nearly one-third of the EU's natural gas comes from Russia.
Previous Russian gas disputes with Ukraine have led to severe gas shortages in several EU countries. The EU says it has extra gas supplies and reverse-flow technology to deal with any such disruption now.
Buildings occupied
In Kiev, the authorities said Ukraine would not prosecute pro-Russian activists occupying official buildings in Donetsk and Luhansk if they surrendered their weapons.
The separatists in the east - a mainly Russian-speaking region with close ties to Russia - are demanding referendums on self-rule. In Donetsk they have declared a "people's republic".
Ukraine has accused Russia of stirring up the unrest, a claim Moscow denies. Meanwhile, Nato has unveiled satellite images it says show Russian deployments of some 40,000 troops near the Ukrainian border, along with tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery and aircraft.
British Brigadier Gary Deakin, speaking at Nato military headquarters in Belgium, said it was a force that was "very capable, at high readiness, and... close to routes and lines of communication".
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Putin Warns Europe Of Gas / Israel Targets Iran New Spy Satellite
Subject: Putin Warns Europe Of Gas / Israel Targets Iran New Spy Satellite 
Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:50 am
Pro-Russian protesters have held rallies outside the seized government building in Donetsk
