UPDATE:
As Oui points out in the comments, this is actually old news involving the cancellation of the South Stream pipeline and its affects on Europe. The seemingly new angle mentioned was that the cutoff of gas going through Ukraine was happening NOW. This has not been verified and is probably inaccurate. My apologies for the inference and overreaction. However, Russia has curtailed gas exports through Ukraine twice beforehand for Ukraine siphoning off gas going further on to Europe. The chances of that action happening again and/or Ukraine not being able to pay for its gas and having supplies cut this winter are still very high.
Those out of control dark forces of the Western countries (aka The Powers That Be), led by the deep state here in the US with the other “five eyes” and their vassal states, have evidently pushed the Bear a little too far, it seems.
From Zero Hedge, reporting from the Guardian and Bloomberg,…..
Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian state energy giant Gazprom to cut supplies to and through Ukraine amid accusations, according to The Daily Mail, that its neighbor has been siphoning off and stealing Russian gas. Due to these “transit risks for European consumers in the territory of Ukraine,” Gazprom cut gas exports to Europe by 60%, plunging the continent into an energy crisis “within hours.” Perhaps explaining the explosion higher in NatGas prices (and oil) today, gas companies in Ukraine confirmed that Russia had cut off supply; and six countries reported a complete shut-off of Russian gas. The EU raged that the sudden cut-off to some of its member countries was “completely unacceptable,” but Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller later added that Russia plans to shift all its natural gas flows crossing Ukraine to a route via Turkey; and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak stated unequivocally, “the decision has been made.”
The Saker comments…..
Let’s see now how the infinitely corrupt, arrogant, criminally irresponsible European elites will cope with an agriculture choking in useless surplus stocks, a society waging ideological war on 1.6 billion Muslims, and now with no energy.
Dimitry Orlov recently posted an interesting discussion of Russian character that has just gained significant weight……
Peculiarities of Russian National Character
Folks, shit just got real serious. Distractions with false flags won’t heat your homes, Europeans. How much longer can you follow the lead of the greedheaded energies calling the shots here in the US?
And they arrest Dieudonne!
From b at MoonOfAlabama…
As they are here, too.
Here, via Gilad Atzmon, is a statement from Dieudonne…
This decision was made earlier this month and reported in the media. No direct supplies have been cut, it’s in the planning due to canceling of the South Stream project. Indeed, the supply stream from the Black Sea will be diverted to Turkey. Erdogan is moving away from Europe to a more independent or possibly joining the East Asia bloc of nations. See today’s resolution by the European Parliament – EP urges Turkey to respect freedom of press.
Today, Royal Dutch Shell has canceled the Qatar LNG project [$6.2bn] which was signed 4 years ago due to lower price of oil, poor exploration results making the investments not feasible. Does this mean Assad gets to stay in power in Syria, because his overthrow was part of the Qatar LNG transport and the oil partners: GCC states and the Old Colonial West.
Info one month ago …
On South Stream and Turkey:
○ New moves alter energy routes around Turkey
Thanks Oui. See my update at the top of the diary.
The Daily Mail reported it, butother sources have linked to the Daily Mail. I don’t know who runs ZeroHedge. Anyone offer a background on who they are. I’ve seen other energy-centric sites mention it, but if there’s a link it’s back to the Daily Mail.
The Western media is extremely sluggish in reporting it. Either it didn’t happen or the west hasn’t decided how to react yet. Or maybe the Mighty Wurlitzer is getting retuned.
If Russia has cut all gas through Ukraine then there is no reason for it not to call in the 3 billion-dollar loan the Ukraine owes it, which would make Ukraine a real weight around the EU’s neck. Either the EU/US will have to pay off the loan and pay Russia for the gas that Ukraine is stealing, or we’ve got a new world-wide depression on our hands.
@Demian @Wayoutwest @notlurking #48
RT linked Max Keiser report – Ukraine Lurches to Full Scale War as Russia Drastically Reduces Gas Supply to EU – republished a GoldCore report, how reliable is this source?? Ireland’s first gold broker… lots of links to CT sites.
○ Russia Drastically Reduces Gas Supply – EU Warns “Completely Unacceptable”
Yesterday, Ukraine confirmed that Russia had completely cut off their supply. Croatia said it was temporarily reducing supplies to industrial customers while Bulgaria said it had enough gas only `for a few days’ and was already in a `crisis situation’.
Original source of the quoted parts from an article in January 2009 via NBC/AP!
○ Six countries reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine
Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Croatia and Turkey all reported a halt in gas shipments from Russia through Ukraine. Croatia said it was temporarily reducing supplies to industrial customers and Bulgaria said it had enough gas for only “for a few days.”
The European Union in Brussels called the sudden cutoff to some of its member countries “completely unacceptable.”
This false information got traction because of Russia’s decision in December 2014 to stop investment into the South Stream, a transport route through Bulgaria blocked by the EU in Brussels.