Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Russia And Ukraine Do Not Make Any Headway On A Deal For Natural Gas



Russia, Ukraine to Resume Stalled Gas Talks Tonight in Brussels -- Bloomberg

Russia and Ukraine will resume talks on a gas-supply deal with the European Union in Brussels today after the failure to reach agreement in discussions last night.

The negotiations between Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and his Ukrainian counterpart, Yuri Prodan, will restart at 9 p.m. local time, along with EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, the European trading bloc said today in a statement.

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Russia - Ukraine Talks On A Natural Gas Deal Have Reached An Impasse

Last minute talks to resume in Ukraine -Russia gas dispute as Tuesday deadline looms -- Euronews
Russia and Ukraine will resume talks on a gas-supply deal with the European Union in Brussels today after the failure to reach agreement in discussions last night. -- Bloomberg
Russia and Ukraine Meet on Natural Gas Pricing Dispute -- New York Times
Russia, Ukraine to resume efforts to solve gas dispute -- Reuters
Ukraine's Legal Nihilism Threatens Gas Deal -- Igor Yushkov, Moscow Times

My Comment: This is going down top the "wire". The problem is that Ukraine is broke, and unless the EU contributes some financial guarantees to Russia that this gas debt will be paid .... the taps may be closed in the next few days.

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