Russia may cut Ukraine gas supply

Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom will cut supplies to Ukraine by a quarter from tomorrow morning if no deal over debts for…

Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom will cut supplies to Ukraine by a quarter from tomorrow morning if no deal over debts for previous supplies is reached, a Gazprom spokesman said today.

He said Gazprom would cut supplies of Russian-produced gas while continuing to supply gas that originates from Central Asia.

"That [the Russian gas] represents around 25 per cent of our gas supplies to Ukraine," he said.

He also said any new deal with Ukraine was possible only if the debt was repaid in full.

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