Thursday, January 8, 2009

Ukraine Sets Conditions For Russian Gas Transit

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From Yahoo News/AP:

BRUSSELS, Belgium – Ukraine's natural gas chief says he wants Russia to provide extra fuel to boost the flow of gas before his company can allow Russia to send the fuel back into a freezing European Union.

Russia's Gazprom has announced it will resume pumping gas toward Europe once international monitors are in place to check the flow through Ukraine's pipelines.

Oleh Dubina of Ukraine's Naftogaz said Thursday his company will ship Russian gas to Europe on the condition "that Russia restores supplies and provides technical gas for Ukraine's gas transport system."

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More News On Europe's Natural Gas Crisis

Gazprom to Resume Gas Exports Once Monitors Deployed -- Bloomberg
Gazprom Pledges to Restore Gas Supplies to Europe -- Spiegel Online
Ukraine says gas monitors could be in place on Friday -- Reuters
Europe's gas crisis -- BBC
Gas row may trigger new look at German nuclear -- Guardian
Russia-Ukraine Gas Feud Deepens -- Washington Post
Russia Cuts All Gas to Ukraine as Europe Shivers -- Voice of America
Ukraine Says Russia Cuts Gas Supplies -- New York Times
Gas Crisis: Panic Spreads in Europe -- The Times
EU Warns Russia and Ukraine Over Gas Supplies -- Daily Telegraph
Dispute Hits Europe Gas Supplies -- BBC News
Gas-Pipeline Spat Shows Signs of Thaw -- Wall Street Journal
Kremlin Lays Down Terms as Gas Crisis Engulfs Europe -- Agence France-Presse
Mr. Putin's Cold War -- Washington Post editorial

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