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Russia’s gas war

David Warren is rightly irritated that Russia cut off natural gas to the Ukraine. In fact, he thinks--along with Le Monde--that it is a "declaration of war." Why not cut off gas to Belorus? Because it is under Russian control, but Ukraine is an ally of the West and the U.S. Bad sign, all this. Jim Hoagland agrees that the act was worthy of the USSR and remembers that Reagan warned Europe of the potential for blackmail when the pipeline was extended to the Western part of Europe.

Addition: The U.N. is pressing hard to crack down on caviar smuggling.

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Russia has a soft underbelly...the Muslim belt in the south. They aren’t acting like they need friends, but indeed they do.

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