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Bulgaria says Russia gas supplies halted
(Reuters)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:55:04 GMT
 Reuters - Supplies of Russian gas via Ukraine to Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey stopped flowing on Tuesday because of a dispute between Moscow and Kiev over gas prices, officials in Sofia said.
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Ukraine: Russia cut gas to Europe by two-thirds
(AP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:33:44 GMT
AP - Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz said Tuesday that Russia cut natural gas supplies to Europe by about two-thirds, raising the stakes in a spiraling dispute between the two neighbors that bodes ill for European consumers.
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Russia slashes gas exports to Europe via Ukraine: Kiev
(AFP)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:09:45 GMT
 AFP - Russian energy giant Gazprom has drastically cut gas deliveries via Ukraine, which will disrupt supplies to Europe, Ukrainian state gas company Naftogaz told AFP on Tuesday.
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Putin orders cuts to Europe-bound gas supplies through Ukraine
(AFP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:13 GMT
 AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered gas giant Gazprom to start cutting supplies to Ukraine bound for European consumers in response to Kiev's alleged siphoning from pipelines.
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Gazprom reducing supplies through Ukraine
(AP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:09:25 GMT
AP - Russia's Gazprom says it will cut the amount of gas it ships to Europe through Ukraine to make up for what it says Ukraine has stolen in recent days from pipelines crossing its territory.
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Gazprom toughens position in Ukraine gas dispute
(AP)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:06:15 GMT
 AP - Russia's state-controlled gas company said it is increasing the price it wants Ukraine to pay for natural gas, hardening its position in a dispute that has decreased supplies to Europe.
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Ukraine urges Russia to stop gas supply 'manipulation'
(AFP)
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:54:23 GMT
 AFP - Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz on Sunday accused Russia's Gazprom energy giant of manipulating gas supplies through Ukraine's transit network with "unpredictable consequences" for Europe.
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Russia wants warships stationed around the world
(Reuters)
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:11:12 GMT
Reuters - Russia's military leaders approved a plan by the navy on Sunday to station warships permanently in friendly ports across the globe.
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Gazprom official says Ukraine stealing gas for Europe
(AFP)
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:59:48 GMT
 AFP - The deputy head of Russia's Gazprom, Alexander Medvedev, accused Ukraine Saturday of stealing 35 million cubic metres of Russian gas a day intended for Europe, saying Kiev would have to pay for it.
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Romanian minister discussed drop in Russian gas
(AP)
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:57:31 GMT
AP - Romania's economy minister has called a meeting with gas officials after supplies from Russia through a pipeline traversing Ukraine dropped by around a third.
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EU suffers gas shortfall as Russia, Ukraine trade accusations
(AFP)
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:02:44 GMT
 AFP - EU fears of a drop in vital gas supplies became a reality after Russia accused Ukraine of "stealing" from European customers and Brussels issued an urgent demand for contracts to be honoured.
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US 'concerned' over Russia-Ukraine gas dispute
(AFP)
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:03:10 GMT
 AFP - The United States Thursday said it was "concerned" about Russia's decision to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine and its likely repercussions in Europe, and encouraged both sides to resolve their dispute in a businesslike manner.
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Russia halts gas delivery to Ukraine: Gazprom
(AFP)
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:03:40 GMT
 AFP - Russia has halted its supply of natural gas to Ukraine, a Gazprom spokesman confirmed Thursday.
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Russia to halt gas supplies to Ukraine Thursday: Gazprom
(AFP)
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:17:37 GMT
 AFP - Russia and Ukraine failed Wednesday to reach an agreement in their gas standoff and Moscow will cut off supplies to Kiev at 0700 GMT Thursday, the CEO of Russian gas giant Gazprom Alexei Miller said.
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Jazz-loving hipsters take on Communism in 'anti-Soviet' musical
(AFP)
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:09:40 GMT
 AFP - A musical about jazz fans who mocked Communist prudishness in 1955 Moscow has become one of the most talked-about films in Russia, with some seeing parallels to the era of Vladimir Putin.
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Ukraine PM heads to Moscow for gas crisis talks: government
(AFP)
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:52:42 GMT
 AFP - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was to fly to Moscow on Wednesday for last-ditch talks aimed at averting a New Year cut-off of gas supplies by Russia to Ukraine, government officials said.
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Gazprom accuses Ukraine of 'blackmail' on gas transit: Gazprom
(AFP)
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:52:46 GMT
 AFP - Russian state gas monopoly Gazprom accused Ukraine on Wednesday of "blackmail," saying it had threatened to confiscate Russian gas en route to delivery to customers in Europe.
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Sick former Yukos executive freed from Russian jail
(AFP)
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:03:17 GMT
 AFP - Vasily Aleksanian, the jailed former executive of the Yukos oil company battling AIDS, was released Tuesday after a long campaign for his freedom, his lawyer told Russian news agencies.
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Lawyer: Ill Former Yukos executive freed on bail
(AP)
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:43:43 GMT
AP - An ailing former executive of the dismantled oil giant Yukos who was jailed in 2006 was freed Tuesday after posting a $1.8 million bail, his lawyer said.
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Russian leader signs presidential term extension: Kremlin
(AFP)
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:07:47 GMT
 AFP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday signed into law constitutional amendments extending presidential terms from four years to six, the Kremlin said, following a high-speed approval process.
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