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| Russia Pushes Back Ukraine Gas Cut Ultimatum |
| 2014-06-05 |
| [AnNahar] Crisis-hit Ukraine won a vital reprieve from Russia on Monday when Moscow pushed back a possible cut in gas shipments, which would also impact parts of Europe, until next week. Russia's surprise decision came hours before the two sides were to lock horns in Brussels over a price dispute that emerged when Moscow cancelled the discounts it awarded the pro-Kremlin regime which was ousted in February street protests. Moscow had threatened to halt all shipments to Ukraine -- a vital gas transit nation -- from Wednesday in a repetition of interruptions that also hurt swathes of Europe in 2006 and 2009. |
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| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-06-05 07:26 |