Update: Who is behind the leaked protocol on Russian-Ukrainian energy trade? The Ekonomichna Pravda version.

On June 7, Ekonomichna Pravda (EP), the business spin-off of Ukrains’ka Pravda, published an article entitled “Gas Subversion,” which seeks to refute most of the claims made in the Glavred piece discussed in our previous posting. While confirming the authenticity of the leaked document, citing some anonymous insider sources from the Naftogaz of Ukraine, the EP journalist disputes the main message of the Glavred article – namely, that the Ukrainian authorities are about to make serious concessions to Moscow, bringing the country’s energy system under control of the Kremlin.

Ukraine to host Euro 2012

On 18 April, Ukraine and Poland scored a major victory in Cardiff, Wales, when UEFA announced its decision regarding the location of the Euro 2012 soccer finals. Although the stars, and sympathies of the UEFA hierarchy, appeared to be leaning in favor of the Poland-Ukraine bid for quite some time, only the official announcement finally convinced fans that the improbable has happened. According to the UNIAN report:

Poland and Ukraine have been chosen to co-host the European Championship soccer tournament in 2012, UEFA announced on Wednesday, according to Reuters. European soccer’s governing body said it had selected the Poland and Ukraine bid ahead of Italy and another joint bid from Croatia and Hungary to stage the finals.