Red Faced With Exertion.

Today Gazprom, the Russian State Gas Monopoly, cut Ukraine's gas supply, because they wouldn't pay four times as much for it.
The Ukrainian domestic gas supply accounts for a quarter of the total Gazprom exports passing through Ukraine.
The other 75% is destined for Western Europe.
The Russians have said that this is purely a business matter, so if they invade the Ukraine, they are 'sticking up for Capitalism'.
Yes.
Sticking up Ukraine.
Ukraine is the only former-Soviet state facing this price rise.
Ukraine is the only former-Soviet state applying to join NATO and the EEC.

The Russians have also said that there will only be a problem with the Western European gas supply if the Ukrainians syphon off gas passing through their territory.

I think that this is a prelude to a military campaign of occupation designed to 'save Europe from criminal disorder in the Ukraine.'
In the bad old days it would have been to liberate West Germany from the 'yoke of Capitalist oppression'.

By the way, Russia is the Chair of G8 this year.
Reagan would have told the Russians to get lost. As would Maggie. Unless her advisors told her another gutless 'Hong Kong' story about turning off the water, as in 1984.
But Reagan is dead. Maggie is retired. Today we have knicker-twist Blair.
Perhaps GW Bush can help?
But probably not, if he is afraid of all the liberal 'oil' posturing.

Look forward to another Cold-or Hot- War.
Fear not. Michael Moore and Bob Geldof are ready to attack.
'Poverty'.