Exclusive: Ukraine Prime Minister Says Russians 'Want Us To Freeze' -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The prime minister of the Kiev government accused Russia on Thursday of attempting to freeze Ukraine in the coming winter by using natural gas as a weapon to subjugate the former Soviet Republic.
"They want us to freeze. This is the aim and this is another trump card in Russian hands. So, except military offense, except military operation against Ukraine, they have another trump card, which is energy," Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said in an interview on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
"The ultimate goal of Russia is to organize, to orchestrate another frozen conflict in Ukraine."
Russia's state-controlled energy company Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Ukraine in June because of a row over Kiev's unpaid gas bill, raising concerns that the country may not be able to cover the peak-demand winter season.
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More News On A Russia - Ukraine - E.U. Gas Deal Being Reached
Deal Reached to Provide Ukraine With Russian Gas -- NYT
Russia, Ukraine Move Toward Interim Gas Deal Before Winter -- Bloomberg Businessweek
EU unveils interim deal for ending Russia-Ukraine gas war -- AFP
EU, Russia positive on chance of winter gas deal with Ukraine -- Reuters
Ukraine to pay $3.1bn of Gazprom debt by end of 2014 - EU Energy Commissioner -- RT
Russia and Ukraine near deal on gas supplies -- Financial Times
Ukraine's Gas Deal With Russia Reflects Shifting Pressures -- WSJ
My Comment: Russia is going to accept the deal. The EU/IMF are guaranteeing payment .... and it would not surprise me if these institutions bypass Kiev and pay the Russians directly. For Ukraine .... they will get their gas but their debt levels with the West have just escalated appreciably.
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