Russia’s annexation of Crimea gives it a dominant position in claiming the oil and gas reserves of the Black Sea. Crimea’s oil and gas assets, shown in the map above. now belong largely to Russia.
The maps at the right show Ukraine’s and Russia’s claims in the Black Sea before and after annexation. The red area in the lower map at right shows what Russia gained by taking over Crimea. Click on the link below for details.
In Taking Crimea, Putin Gains a Sea of Fuel Reserves by William J. Broad for the New York Times.
Speaking of Ukraine and Russia, here are links to three articles on the background of the Ukraine crisis that I found to be highly illuminating, and perhaps you will, too.
The Errand-Boys of Europe by Padraig Murphy for The Dublin Review of Books. A look at the historical roots of Putin’s “Eurasianism,” a political ideology that says Russia should keep apart from Europe and its false philosophies of democracy and individual freedom, but instead be a bridge between Europe and Asia based on a philosophy of authoritarianism.
Fascism Returns to Ukraine by Timothy Snyder for The New Republic. A well-known historian makes the case that Ukraine is a democratic nation, and that fascism is on the rise, not in Ukraine, but in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. I think this article contains information and insight that is both true and important, but it is only part of the truth.
The New Cold War’s Ukraine Gambit by Michael Hudson for Naked Capitalism. This is the other part of the truth: How Ukraine was destabilized by U.S. financiers and militarists and their European allies.
Tags: Black Sea, Crimea, Oil and Gas Resources, Russia, Ukraine
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May 18, 2014 at 10:29 pm |
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Today’s story (should be familiar):
Where there a foreign affairs crisis, there is oil and gas.
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May 19, 2014 at 10:05 am |
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