The case describes the resolution to the January 2006 gas crisis triggered by the decision of Gazprom, the largest natural gas producer in the world, to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine because of disagreements over the terms of future trade. The case also deals with the events that followed: the adoption of a comprehensive policy Gazprom to revise the prices with the other former Soviet states, unstable relations with Ukraine, depends on the internal political configuration in the latter, at any time, and the preservation of the negative image of Gazprom in the world. "Hide
by Ravi Abdelal, Soghomon Tarontsi Alexander Jorov Source: Harvard Business School 12 pages. Publication Date: August 26, 2008. Prod. #: 709010-PDF-ENG