US starting strangulation tactics against Moscow
by Abdel Jabber
18-01-09
In view of the recent Ukrainian ploy in joining the Americans to attempt
at boycotting Russian gas transportation to Europe, Moscow could study and
implement a new strategy and logistics for its gas sale to its European
consumers, experts said.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed Russian media reports that Kiev was
planning to involve the United States in modernizing its Soviet-era gas
pipeline network. A report said that under a strategic partnership charter
signed between Ukraine and the United States, Washington would help the
ex-Soviet republic modernize its worn-out gas pipelines.
On January 15, Ukraine had again blocked Russian gas from flowing back into
Europe, this after an agreement that was reached hours ago between the
Russian government and the Ukrainian authorities. The attempt was seen by
observers as a boycott of Russian gas for several reasons but mainly after
the US meddling in the business.
Following this meddling, it was promptly announced that the US will be
involved in the pipeline repairs and upgrading in Ukraine, thus putting
Russian gas transportation to Europe in jeopardy. It will be under US
control for as long as the repairs are not completed, said observers.
"This is meant at creating tension between Russia and Ukraine (Kiev has
surely been guaranteed NATO help in this matter) and such tensions are to
make it uneasy for Moscow and to attempt at disrupting the economic
performance of Russia overall," an observer said. Russia exports more than
80 % of its gas through Ukraine's transportation system to Europe.
"This means the Russians must find solutions, rapid and long term ones too,
that would break the obvious 'monopoly' that Ukraine is now having over
Russia's gas exports. If that is not done, Russia would be allowing the US
to play a vital economic card against its own interest," he added.
"Sea routes, other border nations and direct negotiations between Russia and
EU member states could solve the problem. The issue is the Europeans are in
great need of Russian gas for their energy consumption and they have no
other options at the moment but to depend largely on Moscow," he said.
He said the Americans were implementing what he called the "strangulation"
strategy, which is a very long term one and is targeted at "suffocating"
Russia's economy out in order to cause a collapse of the great Russian
nation. He told that the same "strangulation" tactics were being used by the
US to attempt at countering the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Chinese
regime altogether.
"America wants to control all the exit and entry routes that lead to China,
Russia and Afghanistan (which is a small part in their military game plan).
Russia and China are the real aims in the American new century game plan,"
he said.
He also said that Russia was surely aware of such a move since its Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin was a superb strategist but swift action was needed
in order "check mate" Washington which is playing a very dangerous game at
the foot of Russia itself.
"The Russian Bear should kick Washington hard and send it off the Ukrainian
lands by cutting off the gas supply routes that leads to Ukraine," he
concluded.
Source: http://www.globalresearch.ca
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