Russia pushing for control of fuel supplies to crucial US airbase - Telegraph: "The Russian and American governments are discussing a bilateral government deal, under which Russian state-controlled oil companies Rosneft and Gazpromneft would supply kerosene directly to the Manas Transit Centre, a crucial logistics hub for the war in Afghanistan.
'Ultimately it's in the security interests of Russia for the US to be using this base for its operations in Afghanistan, but under a very, very strict mandate,' said Ana Jelenkovic, Central Asia analyst at Eurasia Group."
