Re: (russian)Talks With EU Stall Due to Lithuanian Veto

On May 1, 3:33=A0am, Mikhail Medved <mikhail_b...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Apr 30, 3:21 am, "J. Anderson" <anderso...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "Mikhail Medved" <mikhail_b...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >> It would take years for the Russian side to establish a
> > >> reliable substitute for Finland-based logistics.
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> > > Don't be ridiculous. Russia needs Finland as much as a rich estate
> > > owner needs a gardener. If the current gardener choose to "take a
> > > stand" instead of work according to the contract, he will be quickly
> > > substituted.
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> > You obviously don't know what you're talking about. Do you think that
> > Russian im****ts take a detour via Finland by coincidence? The key word
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> > reliability, and that's not something that could be 'quickly
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> I think it's a misunderstanding - Russia values Finland as a
> *reliable* trade partner who doesn't put unacceptable demands as a pre-
> condition of doing business. That's what Lithuanian government should
> learn. They could learn it an easy way but they chose the hard way. As
> a result, their biggest refinery is at standstill and no oil will be
> flowing in the near future. In fact, Lithuania completely cut itself
> off from the Friend****p pipeline by choosing to use grandstanding at
> the talks between Russia and EU. Now they can as well demolish that
> plant.
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How much I know only "unacceptable demand" from Lithuanian side is not
agreeing with Russian demand to sell factory to Russia. so who is
running "unacceptable demands"? Or have you some other data? What kind
of demands Lithuania is exposing?