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A Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia. (AFP)
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Ukrainian protesters destroy cars near the Russian Embassy during a rally in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, June 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
Russia cuts gas to Ukraine, flows to EU threatened
Kiev and Gorki, Reuters—Russia cut off gas to Ukraine on Monday in a dispute over unpaid bills that could disrupt supplies to the rest of Europe and set back hopes for peace in the former Soviet republic. After weekend violence that included the loss of 49 troops in...Caption:
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, center, meets with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, left, and Energy Minister Alexander Novak, at the Gorki state residence outside Moscow on May 12, 2014. (Reuters/Alexander Astafyev/RIA Novosti/Pool)
Russia, Ukraine draw closer to reaching deal on gas
Moscow and Kiev, Reuters—Moscow and Kiev took tentative steps on Thursday towards ending their standoff over the price of Russian gas supplies to Ukraine that has threatened to disrupt onward deliveries to western Europe. A day after Moscow suggested price...Caption:
A monument to Ukrainian poet and writer Taras Shevchenko is silhouetted against an apartment building with a sign advertising Russia’s state-owned natural gas giant Gazprom, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russia tightens squeeze on Ukraine with gas price rise
Moscow, Reuters—Russian natural gas producer Gazprom announced a more than 40 percent increase in the price of gas for Ukraine on Tuesday, stepping up economic pressure on Kiev in its crisis in relations with Moscow. Price rows have in the past led to cuts in Russian...Caption:
A monument to Ukrainian poet and writer Taras Shevchenko is silhouetted against an apartment building with a sign advertising Russia’s natural gas giant Gazprom, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)