Russia redrawing Europe energy map
Things couldn't have been better for Russia's energy giant Gazprom even before news camein over the weekend that curtains could be coming down on one of the keenest battles of the Caspian great game, and Moscow is on a winning streak.
The "gas map" of Europe, which was largely drawn in the Soviet era, is poised to undergo a phenomenal change. The great consolidation of Russia's status as the pre-eminent energy supplier - Russia today supplies over 41% of Europe's gas needs - is certain to transform east-westrelations in the medium and long term and will figure as a keyfactor in the United States' trans-Atlanticism.
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