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Russia and Ukraine are in a dispute over natural gas; Russia has stopped the natural gas from flowing through the pipeline; and much of Eastern Europe is relying on reserves for fuel for heat. Prayers to end this impasse! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7814743.stm http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,477425,00.html
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I have been observing this in the news. With this, with Israel and Hamas, with the tensions rising in Pakistan and India, and with the murmur in Venesula, Obama's first test on international relations is going to be a tough one.
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the flow of Russian gas ceased completely on 7 January Is this a Russian form of Xmas gift from "Grandfather Frost"? Fr. Serge
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but later there seems to be another problem More BBC News [ news.bbc.co.uk]
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It seems that Russia is determined to cast Ukraine as the villain - it's worth remembering that Russia has been doing this regularly, every year, for quite a while now. Russia's real point is to convince the Ukrainians that they have no business to be independent. But Russia may yet find that Ukraine is not in any Russia to give up her hard-won independence.
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Father, bless !
Well said.
But, mood aside, does Ukraine have the might to resist Russian neo-imperialism?
More specifically, does Ukraine have the internal cohesiveness to be independent?
From my understanding (correct me if I'm wrong), half of Ukrainians are loyal to or sympathize with Russia, and half are loyal to an independent Ukraine. Also from what I understand (correct me if I'm wrong), Ukraine is divided religiously: the Russian Orthodox, the Ukrainian Orthodox, and the UGCC. I am not up on Ukrainian politics enough to know what the correspondence is between the religious divisions and the political divisions, but I can guess at a pattern there...
I don't want to be depressing, but I do wonder about these factors, and I hope someone more knowledgeable than I can inform me.
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Russia has more room to leverage the situation into their favor. I can't speak for how this plays out religiously, but it seems that the question may be how the international community responds to Ukraine and Russia. I suspect that Russia's accusations are meant to politically separate Europe from Ukraine, which would definitely be in Russia's interest.
I would keep an eye on Putin and Medvedev. One of the two will have to rise to dominate. I've heard that there are grumblings with Medvedev against the role Putin has taken. If Putin is dismissed as PM, that will be a bold step for Medvedev.
It's a wait-and-see to know if the Obama Administration will impact the tensions one way or another, if at all.
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