BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

08/10/2007

Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus in between the EU and Russia

The future of Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus, states lying between the European Union and Russia, to a large extent depends on how they resolve their energy-related problems. The are in the special situation because, on the one hand, they are the principle transit countries for Russian resources (gas and oil) that makes their way to the EU market, on the other hand, they greatly depend on the supplies of gas from Russia, which is of key importance to them, for example, because of their economies' high level of energy consumption.]

Source:

http://www.democraticbelarus.eu/files/docs/energy_game.pdf

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