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Ukraine Tensions Fuel Interest in US Oil and Gas
Could the developing crisis in Ukraine produce a war over natural gas between Russia and Western Europe?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe developing crisis in Ukraine could produce a war over natural gas between Russia and Western Europe. We’ll look at what that could mean for the worldwide supply of energy, as the US is on the verge of a possible oil and gas “boom.” On today's Talking Point, the US has focused on protecting itself from foreign jihadists since 9/11, but the danger from white power, anti-abortion and anti-government extremists has been deadlier.
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The interim government of Ukraine has upped the ante in the Eastern part of the country by deploying troops, helicopters and armored personnel carriers. President Oleksandr Turchynov calls it an “anti-terrorist operation against pro-Russian forces who’ve occupied government buildings." Mark Rachkevych is an editor of the Kyiv Post.
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