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Are Russians Funding Fracking Protests?

Circumstantial evidence tying Moscow to anti-fracking protests is mounting.

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Russia’s Big Bear Hug on China

The mainstream media thought the major headline from the APEC summit was the U.S.-China agreement on climate change. They’re wrong. Russia’s two big pipeline projects to China have the potential to reshape the global energy and security landscape.

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Putin Tells West to Pay Ukraine’s Gas Bill

Putin told the West it needs to cover Ukraine’s gas bill if it wants to prevent supply disruptions this winter. This has likely been his aim all along.

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Europe’s Energy Supplies Are Anything But Secure

European policymakers have been busy these last few months looking for alternative energy sources to Russian gas, but at the end of the day, the continent is and will remain heavily dependent on Putin’s hydrocarbons.

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Russia Moves the Goalposts in Ukraine Gas Deal

Yesterday, it looked as if Russia and Ukraine were going to sign an interim deal to supply Kiev with barely enough gas to get it through this winter, but at the last minute, Putin required assurances from the West that Poroshenko would pay his bills.

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Ukraine and Russia Tentatively Agree on Interim Gas Deal

Kiev and Moscow have reportedly reached an interim deal to supply Ukraine with Russian gas this winter. But the quantities involved won’t cover demand if this winter turns out to be a cold one, and the West will likely have to step in to help cover the costs.

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Putin Eyes Japan as New Gas Customer

Russia is reportedly reaching out to Japan to construct a gas pipeline that would connect Sakhalin and Hokkaido. This serves as a reminder of how important reliable oil and gas customers are for Moscow.

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A Chilling Specter Looms Over Europe

Fears of gas supply disruptions this winter are rampant in Europe, as countries worry that the pricing dispute between Kiev and Moscow will affect gas flows across the continent.

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Putin Applies The Economic Thumbscrews on Ukraine

Having brought Ukraine to heel militarily, Vladimir Putin is now applying economic pressure as the EU looks lamely on. In Tehran, Beijing and across the world, the message is clear: Western statesmen are not serious, they don’t think before they act and they don’t mean what they say.

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U.S. Gas Cutting into Gazprom’s Bottom Line

As U.S. gas production rises, worldwide oil prices go down and the energy that we used to import can go elsewhere. That’s bad news for Russia in the long term, since its economy is so reliant on oil and gas production. In fact, Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom is predicted to lose 18% of its revenue

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