Russia is ratcheting up the pressure on the West now. Medvedev has warned Europe that gas supplies after that date could be "inconsistent" if Ukraine gets cut off.
And, in other related news: Russia: Historic 30-yr gas deal with China set to be signed next week http://rt.com/business/158396-gasprom-russia-china-cnpc/#.U3DndeKd6Bg.twitter
From Obama: We get the Libya mess, almost arm Syrian “rebels,” sided with Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, etc.
Now Ukraine “sanctions.”
30 year gas deal. Putin “sanctions, what sanctions. Capital outflow? That has now come to an end.”
Obama really knows how to pick em!
Maybe those morons in Kiev should have thought of this possibility before overthrowing their government.
I know, let’s get the Americans to bail us out. We’re too big to fail.
It’s better for the Europeans to learn that Russia is run by a bloodthirsty gangster mafiya and is not in any way a reliable energy supplier.