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.