預(yù)示未來(lái)?斷氣?
As the 10 o’clock deadline passes, the order comes from Moscow: shut down the gas to Ukraine.
The scene is almost identical to the one here three years ago, and, just like then, it’s a big worry for Europe. Ukraine is a crucial 1)hub for gas supplies across Europe. If the transit network is affected, first hit will be Poland. Eventually Western Europe, including France and Italy, could see supplies reduced. Russia says Europe has nothing to fear, but insists the blame for the crisis 2)lies with Ukraine.
Alexei Mills (Gazprom): Gazprom will continue supplying gas for its consumers in Europe at full volume. As far as gas supplies to Ukraine are concerned, we have no signed contract and so no legal basis to supply gas to them.
But this dispute is about much more than gas. This is 3)Kiev in 2004. The “Orange Revolution” sweeps Ukraine’s pro-Moscow government from power. Ever since, Russia has used gas as a tool to punish Ukraine’s leader for his 4)disloyalty.
This latest crisis has once again raised the question of whether Russia is a reliable energy supplier for Europe, and whether countries like Britain should be worried that the Kremlin is ready to use its vast energy resources as a political weapon.
時(shí)針剛指向十點(diǎn),時(shí)限已到,莫斯科傳來(lái)命令:終止對(duì)烏克蘭的天然氣供應(yīng)。
此情此景幾乎是三年前同一幕的翻版,與當(dāng)年一樣,歐洲各國(guó)憂心忡忡。烏克蘭是全歐洲天然氣輸送的關(guān)鍵轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)點(diǎn)。如果這一輸送渠道受阻,首當(dāng)其沖的是波蘭,最終殃及整個(gè)西歐,包括法國(guó)和意大利等國(guó)的天然氣供應(yīng)量都會(huì)減少。俄羅斯稱歐洲無(wú)需為此擔(dān)心,但強(qiáng)調(diào)烏克蘭該為這場(chǎng)天然氣危機(jī)負(fù)責(zé)。
阿歷克斯·米爾斯(俄羅斯天然氣公司):Gazprom會(huì)繼續(xù)為其歐洲用戶提供充足的天然氣。至于對(duì)烏克蘭的天然氣供應(yīng),由于雙方并未簽署任何協(xié)議,所以Gazprom并無(wú)法律義務(wù)向?yàn)蹩颂m供應(yīng)天然氣。
然而這場(chǎng)紛爭(zhēng)遠(yuǎn)不只是因?yàn)樘烊粴狻_@是2004年的烏克蘭首都基輔,當(dāng)年的“橙色革命”將烏克蘭親俄政府趕下了臺(tái)。從那以后,俄羅斯一直以天然氣作為懲罰背信棄義的烏克蘭政府的工具。
這次危機(jī)不禁讓人再次提出疑問(wèn):俄羅斯是歐洲可靠的能源供應(yīng)國(guó)嗎?包括英國(guó)在內(nèi)的國(guó)家是否應(yīng)該擔(dān)心克里姆林宮已經(jīng)隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備將其巨大的能源儲(chǔ)備作為政治武器?
新聞鏈接: 蚌鶴相爭(zhēng) 漁翁得利?
俄羅斯與烏克蘭正斗得不亦樂(lè)乎,不曾想這正給了他國(guó)一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)。如果真是這樣的話,那真的應(yīng)了中國(guó)那句老話了。
阿爾及利亞能源和礦業(yè)部長(zhǎng)沙基卜·哈利勒10日表示,如果條件允許,阿爾及利亞準(zhǔn)備增加向歐洲國(guó)家的天然氣供應(yīng)。
30年來(lái),阿爾及利亞一直向歐洲國(guó)家供應(yīng)天然氣。……