fridi

The plot is such a cliche, isn't it? Russia and Ukraine are having a fight, and at some point Gazprom turns the tap, and Europe becomes a collateral casualty in the umpteenth gas war. The last time was in 2009, and the situation was pretty dramatic because it took place in the middle of a particularly freezing winter, and lasted for 3 weeks. This time, at least for now, there's no panic, although EU commissioner of energetics Günther Oettinger warned that if Ukraine's underground gas storages are not filled until the winter (and Ukraine might have to resort to those eventually), there could be disruptions in the gas supplies to Europe. There's also the naive hope that the political situation would have somehow improved by then.

Still believing anyone wants this to end well?