Georgian leader attacks Russia after gas blasts

[Pharaoh]

Georgia's president, Mikhail Saakashvili, accused Russia of sabotage and "outrageous blackmail" yesterday after explosions cut off gas supplies from his country's energy-rich neighbour.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/georgia/story/0,,1692674,00.html

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[lovuian]

1. Russia blamed for 'gas sabotage'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4637034.stm

Georgia's president has accused Moscow of serious acts of "sabotage" after gas blasts on Russian pipelines cut off supplies to Georgia and Armenia.
Mikhail Saakashvili told the BBC the near simultaneous attacks close to Georgia's border were pre-planned actions orchestrated by Russia.

An electricity transmission line was also destroyed as Georgia experiences extremely cold weather.

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Its amazing how gas and oil can make political instability...

[acmavm]

2. You know, I was wondering who blew up the pipelines yesterday. I

opined on Muslim (probably Chechnyan) rebels but then I got to thinking, didn't Russia want to cut these two countries off anyway? A couple of months back wasn't Russia threatening them with cutting off supplies unless they paid huge increases in price for gas?