Posted AT 11:59 PM EDT on 01/01/06
Russia cuts off gas to Ukraine
Moscow — Russia has used the winter cold as a defensive weapon for centuries, as invaders from Napoleon to Hitler learned bitter lessons about the power of ice and snow.
By cutting off gas supplies to Ukraine yesterday and threatening the heating supply for millions of homes across Europe, Russia has shown that modern demand for energy makes the old defence an offensive tool in global politics, analysts say.
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