The control room at the headquarters of Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly. (Misha Japaridze/The Associated Press)Russia Restarts Gas, Europe Sighs With Relief -- Yahoo News/AP
PISAREVKA, Russia – Russian natural gas finally flowed into Europe once again Tuesday, after Moscow and Kiev pulled back from an energy war that drastically reduced supplies to many nations for two tough winter weeks.
But the resolution looked more like a cease-fire than a permanent peace, with no guarantee against renewed hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, two former Soviet neighbors with sharply contrasting views of the future.
The experience of the last two weeks has left many in Europe bitter toward both and eager to sever an energy lifeline that leads to the gas fields of Siberia.
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More News On The Resumption Of Gas Supplies
Gazprom Resumes European Gas Supplies -- Wall Street Journal
Russian gas cutoff ends as supplies reach Slovakia -- AP
EU welcomes gas resumption, vows to strengthen energy security -- China View
What the Russian papers say -- RIA Novosti
Gas flows as Russia-Ukraine gas dispute thaws -- Times Online
Putin Emerges From Gas Wars With Yushchenko Sidelined -- Bloomberg
Ukrainian leader criticises gas deal with Russia -- Reuters
Countries hit hard by Russian gas crisis remain vulnerable -- International Herald Tribune
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A new price on Russian gas for Ukraine is about $230 for thousand cubic meters. Nobody will say more precisely today. A word «about» is a new know-how of the Ukrainian government, that hides the unwillingness of Julia Volodimirivna to acknowledge that she handed us to Russia.
http://ua-ru-news.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-price-on-russian-gas.html
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