Russia and Ukraine reach gas deal

Russia and Ukraine announced a deal today to end the bitter dispute that has blocked Russian natural gas from Europe for nearly two weeks.

Russia and Ukraine reach gas deal
Sun, 18 Jan, 2009 - 14:20

Russia and Ukraine announced a deal today to end the bitter dispute that has blocked Russian natural gas from Europe for nearly two weeks.

The early morning agreement between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko came after intense negotiations.

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