Prague Post: Ex–Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek claims the Russia-Ukraine crisis may benefit Russia either way
The aim of the current Russian-Ukrainian crisis is to push through the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline that would bring Russian gas to Europe outside Ukraine, former Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek said at a meeting held by the Public Discussion Institute today.
It is similar to 2009, when the main aim was to push through the Nord Stream gas pipeline, he added.
The energy crisis in 2009, when gas supplies via Ukraine to Europe were interrupted, had similar features as this year's crisis, Topolánek said.