I went to Bosnia in 2001 as a consultant to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In Sarajevo, there was a monument with an "Eternal Flame". However, the flame wasn't burning, because Russia cut off the supply of natural gas to Sarajevo. The Russian government was displeased with the way the Bosnian Muslims were treating …
I went to Bosnia in 2001 as a consultant to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In Sarajevo, there was a monument with an "Eternal Flame". However, the flame wasn't burning, because Russia cut off the supply of natural gas to Sarajevo. The Russian government was displeased with the way the Bosnian Muslims were treating the Russians' fellow Orthodox Bosnian Serbs. Winter was coming, and the Bosnian government got Russia's message. The gas supply resumed. Russia held all the cards vis-a-vis Bosnia in 2001, and it holds all the cards against Europe now. It's just a matter of time until Europe folds.
I went to Bosnia in 2001 as a consultant to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In Sarajevo, there was a monument with an "Eternal Flame". However, the flame wasn't burning, because Russia cut off the supply of natural gas to Sarajevo. The Russian government was displeased with the way the Bosnian Muslims were treating the Russians' fellow Orthodox Bosnian Serbs. Winter was coming, and the Bosnian government got Russia's message. The gas supply resumed. Russia held all the cards vis-a-vis Bosnia in 2001, and it holds all the cards against Europe now. It's just a matter of time until Europe folds.
Great anecdote.