Round one – Russia blinks first

ByRod Adams

According to the New York Times, as of 3:00 pm on 2 January 2006 Russia has decided to restore almost normal gas flow into Ukraine. It has accused Ukraine of stealing supplies meant for other customers, but the other customers apparently asked Russia to work on ways to solve the dispute that did not involve stopping gas deliveries.

Read more at – Russia Restores Most of Gas Flow Despite Dispute With Ukraine.

This conflict will continue to make for interesting reading throughout the rest of the winter.

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

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