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Conflict EU Russia Ukraine Interview

Gas row undermines trust in Russia

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Published 14 January, 2009, 12:57

Europe is annoyed with the gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine and makes little distinction in terms of who is to blame for the interrupted gas supplies, believes Fred Weir from The Christian Science Monitor.

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He says Russia’s image has suffered a lot in this situation.

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