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POPSRussia's Gazprom Says it Will Halt Gas Supply to Ukraine Gazprom accused Ukraine of blackmail on Wednesday, showing reporters a letter from Naftogaz Ukraine that appeared to threaten to confiscate Russian transit gas if there was no deal. Gazprom insists it has a valid transit agreement with Ukraine until the end of 2010. "Such a formulation is absolutely incorrect from both an economic and legal point of view," Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said of Naftogaz's letter in comments broadcast on state TV. Ukraine would face "serious consequences" if it interfered with transit flows, he added. Gazprom said Naftogaz had been trying to hike the amount Russia pays it to transit gas through Ukraine. Gazprom said Ukraine owed it more than $2bn in unpaid bills for 2008, a figure that includes fines for late payment. It said a Russian-Ukrainian intermediary company has received $1.5bn from Ukraine but said the money had not yet reached its own accounts or been paid in full.
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POPSGeorgian Villagers Recount Tales Of Marauders The violence was much worse in ethnic Georgian villages in the separatist territory of South Ossetia. Displaced persons told stories of how they hid in basements while Ossetian and Chechen irregulars rampaged through their villages. They recounted tales of neighbors being shot and of homes being torched. Events happened so fast that many, especially the elderly, didn’t have enough time to escape. "They poured gasoline on houses and lit them on fire everyday," says 84 year-old Alexi Datashvili, one of about two dozen elderly and feeble residents from the Georgian villages In Gori itself, Russian officials have impeded Georgian television broadcasts, replacing them with Russian programming. The recently modernized Georgian army base in Gori has been thoroughly ransacked. Several hundred meters north of the base, Russian forces are digging new artillery positions – an indicator that Russian troops are not intending to pull out soon.
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POPSAwesome research/ Homework resource I only found this the other day and mostly I'm clipping it for my own uses; however, it's a great resource and I thought I'd share. The site itself has pretty cool info too. 'Hope you guys like the clip.
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