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EU suggests Russia, Ukraine sign interim gas agreement
Itar-Tass ^ | 27 August 2014

Posted on 08/29/2014 7:42:55 PM PDT by Lorianne

The E.U. has suggested an interim agreement on the gas supplies between Russia and Ukraine without waiting for a Stockholm arbitrary court decision, E.U. Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger said in a news conference following his meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko late Tuesday.

Two cases are before the Stockholm court, but the hearings will take 12-15 months, which is too long, while Europe needs an interim solution for this winter, Oettinger said.

In June, Russian gas giant Gazprom switched Ukraine off gas over the unpaid debt and filed a $4.5 billion suit to the Stockholm arbitration court. Later, Kiev reciprocated by sending a suit to the court against Gazprom for making Ukraine overpay $6 billion for gas since 2010, setting too high prices in its contract.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Russia
KEYWORDS: energy; europe

1 posted on 08/29/2014 7:42:55 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

In the midst of territorial conquest any “gas agreement” is ridiculous


2 posted on 08/29/2014 7:44:07 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL

Ya think? LOL

Honestly, you’ve got to wonder if these folks are laying in a hospital bed in a coma.


3 posted on 08/29/2014 8:51:48 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (We'll know when he's really hit bottom. They'll start referring to him as White.)
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