
July 17, 2009 - 00:53 AMT

06:48 GMT
On July 13 the long-awaited agreement on beginning the realization of the Nabucco gas pipeline was signed in Ankara, which immediately gave rise to numerous commentaries and predictions by all interested parties. Quite naturally, the gloomiest forecasts apropos of the realization of the project were made by Russia. But it's fairly explicable, because in case of exploitation of the gas pipe, Moscow loses a very and dreadfully important lever of pressure on Europe and the Caucasus, which in no way pleases her. Accustomed to the policy of threats, Russian authorities will do everything in their power to hinder the realization of Nabucco.