Putin allowed a repeat of the 2008 gas conflict with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in the event of unauthorized withdrawal of Russian gas by Ukraine, the energy conflict of 2008 could repeat, TASS reports . “There are big transit risks. If we see that our Ukrainian partners, just like in 2008, begin to unauthorizedly withdraw our gas from the export pipeline system, then we, just like in 2008, will consistently reduce the supply by the amount of stolen,” Putin said to the press.