A group of leading experts on European, Russian, and Ukrainian energy politics discussed problems associated with gas exporting in Europe.

An interview with Ukraine's foreign minister, Borys Tarasyuk.

We are witnessing the rise of compromise politics and consensus-building in Ukrainian society.

Following the 2004 Orange Revolution, Ukraine now faces another political crisis.

U.S. opposition to Russia's recent behavior should not rest on a desire to "punish" Russia but on the need to brace Moscow before its behavior becomes even more unacceptable.

There is no doubt Russia's behavior has grown increasingly troublesome for some time.

This time around, Moscow may find the combined interests of Washington, the American oil companies in Kazakhstan, and the transit and consumer countries along this route, too strong to withstand. Success of this project would finally begin to arrest Europe"s worrisome slide into overdependence on Russia for its energy supplies.