-Europe pipeline), depriving Ukraine of its former monopoly, has modified the situation profoundly. The thrust of the paper is an … duopoly, and individual or collective cooperation with Russia. Using a demand function for Western European gas imports from … Russia, we estimate prices and quantities for gas transit, the expected profits for Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, and the …

new pipeline, but also an increasing importance of gas imports from Russia. …-Europe pipeline), depriving Ukraine of its former monopoly, has modified the situation profoundly. The thrust of the paper is an … duopoly, and individual or collective cooperation with Russia. Using a demand function for Western European gas imports from …

between Russia and Ukraine in 2006 and 2009. This paper assesses the potential impact of Russian unreliability on the European … described by differentiated competition between Russia and a ndash; more reliable ndash; competitive fringe of other exporters … not only Europe but also Russia suffers if Russia's unreliability increases. For Europe, buying gas from more reliable …

Russian supply disruption) or an expost fallback option if domestic or nearby pipeline supply sources are low (e.g., uncertain …