Dancing With The Russian Bear

Pipeline Power

Monday 18 February 2008 20:00-20:30 (Radio 4 FM)

Tim Whewell looks at the new chill in relations between Russia and the West.

Russia is a major supplier of gas to much of Europe, but pipelines to Ukraine were abruptly closed last year during the depths of winter. Moscow claimed that the reasons for this were purely commercial, but other customers across the continent are wondering who will be next. Has Russia abandoned its military might in favour of controlling our energy supplies?

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Dancing With The Russian Bear

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