The Russo-Ukrainian Gas Dispute, 2009

Author(s): Simon Pirani
Editor(s): Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 53
Pages: 2-5
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen
Publication Year: 2009

The Russo-Ukrainian gas dispute, which has apparently just been resolved at the time of writing, is the most serious yet. The two sides were close to reaching agreement in October, and may eventually return to the framework established then. But sharply deteriorating economic conditions, resulting from the financial crisis and falling oil prices, have stoked the conflict, and helped to make both sides willing to prolong it. Russia's determination to solve what it sees as an intractable problem with Ukrainian gas transit is a more significant factor than the influence of oligarchs. The Culmination of a Long Process

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