Energy weapon in action?

When I watch on TV our President and Prime minister talking about gas supplies I understand that Russian natural gas is really an “Energy weapon”, because supplies of goods and raw materials are a deal of businessmen not politicians. And if politicians talk about natural gas supplies, it means that it is not ordinal commerce.

This month we are facing a new conflict between Russia and Belarus. Both parties are saying that other party is indebted, but it looks like beyond the hot discussion about gas is something else absolutely not connected with energy supplies.

And I think that in this dispute only Russian and Belarusian international reputations suffer. It would be better if our countries solved this problem without so much publicity.