Russia coldly pursues its own interests

The conservative daily Magyar Hírlap compares Russia's act of cutting off gas supplies with the Middle Ages war tactic of encircling an enemy and letting them starve. "Encircled Europe is being subjected to a blockade. And the enemy is waiting for it to freeze. ... No one seriously believes that the current block on gas supplies is simply down to a gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine. ... No. The events now unfolding are motivated by various Russian interests. On the one hand it is a signal to Kiev and Europe that Ukraine has no place in the EU or Nato. On the other it is a signal to Europe that the comfort and prosperity of the West are fragile achievements."

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