Zilvinas Silenas

The shale gas (and oil) revolution is a perfect example how human ingenuity and freedom to act can solve any problem.

Ukrainians today are more serious about liberal democracy than many Europeans have been for a long time. The traditional values of Europe – self-reliance, self-determination – today are much stronger in the Maidan square than in parts of, say, Greece.

So, whose interests does this referendum protect? The interests of those who want to sell their land because they need money? Or the interests of those who can afford to buy more land?

Thus, energy security recipe is a fairly simple one: more energy for a lower price.