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To: koan who wrote (246049)	3/1/2014 7:41:08 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542950

"What is Europe doing?" "Tsk tsk" The origin of EU-27 energy imports has changed somewhat in recent years, as Russia has maintained its position as the main supplier of crude oil and natural gas and emerged as the leading supplier of hard coal (see Table 3). In 2010, some 34.5 % of the EU-27’s imports of crude oil were from Russia; this was the highest share recorded between 2002 and 2010 having fallen to a temporary low of 31.4 % in 2008. Russia became the principal supplier of hard coal in 2006, overtaking South Africa, having overtaken Australia in 2004 and Colombia in 2002; Russia’s share of EU-27 hard coal imports rose from 13.1 % in 2002 to 30.2 % by 2009, before falling somewhat in 2010 to 27.1 %. Despite this contraction, Russia remained the primary source of hard coal imports into the EU in 2010 and its share was well ahead of the next highest, recorded by Colombia (20.2 %). By contrast, Russia’s share of EU-27 imports of natural gas declined from 45.1 % to 31.8 % between 2003 and 2010, while Qatar’s share rose from less than 1 % to 8.6 % epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu

To: koan who wrote (246049)	3/2/2014 2:01:49 AM
From: bentway	Respond to of 542950

Obama to Putin: Pull Out of Ukraine PRESIDENTS SPEAK ON PHONE FOR 90 MINUTES: WHITE HOUSE By Newser Editors and Wire Services newser.com ( Sounds like Obama gave it quite a lot of "soft" power effort, but I'm sure Putin realizes he can't really do anything. ) Posted Mar 1, 2014 5:23 PM CST (NEWSER) – President Obama has called on Vladimir Putin to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine by pulling his forces back to bases in the country's Crimean region and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in Ukraine. The White House says Obama delivered that message to Putin during a 90-minute telephone conversation. But Obama's request was unlikely to be granted. The Kremlin said Putin emphasized to Obama that real threats exist to the life and health of Russian citizens living in Ukraine and that Russia has the right to protect its interests there. "President Obama expressed his deep concern over Russia's clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity," the White House said in a statement, calling Russia's actions a breach of international law, including Russia's obligations under the UN Charter, and of its 1997 military basing agreement with Ukraine. "The United States condemns Russia's military intervention into Ukrainian territory." The Kremlin, meanwhile, says Putin "emphasized that, in the case of a further spread in violence in eastern regions (of Ukraine) and Crimea, Russia maintains the right to protect its interests and the Russian-speaking population that lives there."