Gas supply was always secure until the US and Eastern block started their political anti Russian games. With a new infrastructure of supply to our customers, this political problem can be removed, by placing the supplier in direct contact with the customer. Then it becomes simple business, not western political business. As regards other issues, I hope we raise the issues of human rights abuses in the Baltics, the beating of protesters in Britain. The general developments of a police state in Britain and Sweden, covering communication monitoring, arbitrary law and general oppression. The tax oppression in Sweden and other areas in the EU. Also I hope we cover the torture rape and imprisonment of non EU citizens in EU jails and also the continual EU invasion and oppression of foreign countries. Russia needs to send a clear message to Europe to clean up its act in terms of human rights, and controlling Nazis re-emergence, and that we don't accept fine words and evils deeds from the EU. There is lots for Russia to bring up there! To try to move the EU on to a moral footing.

To Count Cash Would you precise what you mean by writting "US and Eastern block started their political anti Russian games"? In fact it is the Russia that started its political anti Eastern block political and econonomic activities in recent year. Take for the example Nord Stream. Economically irrational project, rational only from political point of view of Russia. For sure it does not contribute any "additional value" for Europe and its energetic security and integrity. Of course I could discuss with you on this. Your phrases of "human rights abuses in the Baltics" and so on ... Could you give some more examples on this, confirmed by objective sources of your information? Otherwise your words could sound very familiar to the words of USSR's authorities, which being accused of human and political rights abuses by American and European human right organisation, constantly replied "How dare you - while in America the Negroes are being beaten!". I think quite opposite to you - there is a lot for the World to do - in trying to move Russia on to a moral footing and getting it closer to european civilisation (because from the time of Mongols invasion Russia seems to be more like Asian than European country and it has not change since - the only way to develop the country is the aggression on its neighbours and their occupation/bringing to a vasal position and exploitation. Policy just like this of Chingis Khan. But nowadays in way of economic aggression and exploitation using gas and oil instead of weapons. regards

Chris, I am not sure where you get your information from, but you seem to be well off the mark. For one, the Nord Stream project is of immense value to the Europe's largest economy, Germany. Germany is still an industrial state, as it did not replace its industry by services and banking economy as we did in US and Britain. This is a country that needs the energy, as its export business is still going strong. The existing options were not viable, as each posed the political risk. Polish government has been rather unfriendly to German economic interests, to put it mildly. It is not rational, therefore, that expanding that network would have been productive for Germany. Also, Denmark is also partnering as its own supplies are running down in few years' time. As for human rights in the Baltics, you can get some education on your own. If you are not familiar with the issues, I am afraid nobody can help you. You need to discover it on your own. Your last paragraph betrays unfortunately your biases. "The World" as you put it, is not trying to do anything to "educate" Russia. Each country has its own problems, and need to clean up its own yard first. But to elevate the Western civilization in the manner you are doing, is to ignore its dark, dark pages. Russia is yet to recover from the demographic disaster that the 26 million plus war dead in WWII created. And all that, due to made in the West ideology and technology. And we can go back to the devastation of WWI, and the shameless colonial mass murders, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, and the tens of millions dead there. And the human rights abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan, not to mention how the whole volumes of international law have been trashed in the process. The "world" is aware of that. No point lecturing. But, shame on you, Russia is both European and Asian country. You seem to think that being Asian is something "lower". Apparently not when borrowing their money.

To Bianca Thanks for your post. It's interesting to see different other point of view. Let me shortly refer to your statements: "Polish government has been rather unfriendly to German economic interests" - let's turn this arround - had been the German government friendly to Polish or Baltic states's economic interests? NS seems to omit those countries enabling Russia to threaten them in future that the gas supply to them will be stopped if they don't pay more or do other concession to Russia. But Germans are only interested in their not European energetic security and do not take into account great political and economic risk of the NS for other EU members. - "As for human rights in the Baltics..." - So far I can see things in different light - Russia is still meddling and interfering it this region. Of course I know something about the situation of Russian colonists and their families in former Pribaltica but on the other side they do not seem to be very loyal citizens to their present country (e.g. Estonia). But I would appreciate more info from you on the subject - "to elevate the Western civilization…" I did not intend to elevate this civilization. I only wanted to describe the integrity in Russian/soviet policy. It has not changed since centuries. It is the historians who invented that comparison of Russian policy conducted over centuries with the Policy of Asian rulers like Chingis Khan. My country experienced that – domination/seizure + exploitation. Rgds