Episode 596 • • 1:53:28 - 1:55:29
596: Undesirable Nudity
Crimea Referendum, Gazprom Natural Gas Prices
The autonomous Republic of Crimea rescheduled its referendum on expanding its powers to March 30, 2014. Meanwhile, Ukraine is negotiating with Russia's Gazprom to maintain a "sweetheart" gas price of $268.50 per thousand cubic meters, as the country owes roughly $2 billion in unpaid energy debts. Failure to reach an agreement could see prices spike to over $400 in the second quarter.