Misery mounts in gas-deprived European nations (KYIV Post) by Hotel in sofia bulgaria

A manager walks through an empty workplace at a battery producing factory that stopped production due to gas shortages, in Zagreb, Croatia, on Jan. 15.

Misery mounts in gas-deprived European nations (The Charlotte Observer)
(By WILLIAM J. KOLE and DUSAN STOJANOVIC, Associated Press Writers) Stefan Markovic slipped and stumbled on Belgrade's icy streets and cursed both the Russians and the Ukrainians for the bad air he's breathing. "Those damned Soviets!" he shouted. "First they destroyed us with their communism. Now they create more misery. They even poisoned the air we breathe." A thick cloak of smog choked the ...

Misery Mounts as Russia Gas Dispute Stretches Into Third Week (FOX 29 Lake Charles)
Stefan Markovic slipped and stumbled on Belgrade's icy streets and cursed both the Russians and the Ukrainians for the bad air he's breathing. "Those damned Soviets!" he shouted. "First they destroyed us with their communism. Now they create more misery. They even poisoned the air we breathe."