Gas is flowing again from Russia to Ukraine, but blackouts have hit factories and homes. Ukraine's prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, says Ukraine's independence is compromised by its energy dependence on Russia. Mykhailo Gonchar of the Centre for Global Studies in Kiev claims that in its battle in Ukraine, Russia has opened an energy front where it has big advantages-thanks to Ukraine's own failings.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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A picture taken on Oct. 21, 2014 shows a valve and pipe at a gas pumping station in Donetsk.
