Didnt know you would so easily catch on Putins bluff,cheap as Cybran.Just as he urged thugs in Eastern Ukraine to post-pone referendum - nothing but a detour,a way to delay 3rd package.
You must have missed the last news of G7 energy ministers and policy makers planning in more ways to disarm Russia from it gas weapon this very year.
Wanna know how Anterwpen/Rotterdam is doing? Great,new pipelines and infrastructure is built this very moment,US are collegues suprised by our progress just as we were in Houston and Baltimore.
Have had few talks with TTIP folk in last few days - its approaching godspeed,will be signed by the end of 2016.
Just as new pipeline from North Africa and Azerbaijan is being constructed,just as new terminals in North-Eastern Europe are being built.
This is what Russia did when Lithuanians announced plans of stronger cooperation with USA gas companies.
http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/6760...rad-201467603/
Still no explanations why they did it.
But yes,after long talks,Gazprom finally gave them the required price they shouldve been paying for last few years - only after EU threatened Gazprom with deeper and bloodier buttrape this year in courts.
It has already upset Russia and will continue to do.Get yourself new pair of pants.
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http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com....html?spref=tw
Second point is spot on.