With 2 Russian TV journalists killed in recent days and on the heels of Russia’s cutting off Ukraine’s gas supply for non-payment, Interfax is reporting that:
- *EXPLOSION ON UKRAINE GAS TRANSIT PIPELINE REPORTED: IFX
- *INTERFAX CITES UKRAINE INTERIOR MINISTRY ON GAS PIPELINE BLAST
Gazprom shares are tumbling on the news (as should European stocks) and Russia’s Foreign Affairs Committee Chief Aleksei Pushkov warned relations between Ukraine and Russia have entered a new stage and are “moving closer towards a serious conflict.”
As Bloomberg reports,
Relations between Russia and Ukraine have entered a new stage and are “moving closer towards a serious conflict”, said State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee chief Aleksei Pushkov.
Russia did not recognise unilateral border demarcation by Ukraine which was “contrary to all norms of international law”, Russia’s ITAR-TASS news agency quoted Pushkov as saying Tuesday.
“An attack on the Russian embassy, an attempted attack on the consulate-general in Odessa, insults to the Russian president, regular arrests of Russian journalists — I think this is a deliberate decision co-ordinated with the U.S — all these are links of one chain,” he said.
We are sure the explosion/fire on the pipeline will further this sentiment.
via Zero Hedge http://ift.tt/1oApu66 Tyler Durden