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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) looks at his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich during a signing ceremony after a meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission at the Kremlin in Moscow, on December 17, 2013. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)

Putin: Russia to buy $15 billion worth of Ukrainian bonds

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 17, 2013 | World

Moscow, AP—Russian President Vladimir Putin upped the stakes today in the battle over Ukraine’s future, saying Moscow will buy 15 billion US dollars worth of Ukrainian government bonds and sharply cut the price of natural gas heading to its economically...

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File picture dated June 28, 2013 of Russian gas giant Gazprom CEO, Alexey Miller attends the annual shareholders meeting in Moscow, Russia. Gazprom demanded Ukraine pay an overdue gas bill on October 29, 2013. (EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV)

Ukraine halts Russian gas imports; transit to Europe intact

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 11, 2013 | Business

Moscow/Kiev, Reuters—Ukraine halted Russian gas imports last Friday in a dispute over pricing, sources in Russia’s gas industry and state export monopoly Gazprom told Reuters on Monday, but the flow to Europe via Ukraine is so far unaffected. The gas imports to...

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Bolivian President Evo Morales, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other officials pose for a picture at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2013. Source: Reuters/Yuri Kochetkov

Gas-exporting countries agree to support oil price link

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 2, 2013 | Business

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Russian president Vladimir Putin successfully urged fellow gas exporting countries to defend a Cold War era gas-pricing system during the second Gas Summit held yesterday in Moscow. The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) unanimously agreed to...

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A general view of the headquarters of Russian gas giant Gazprom is seen in Moscow in this June 29, 2012 file photo.(REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Files)

Gazprom’s Big Score

by Andrés Cala | Mar 8, 2013 | Business

The mammoth Russia state gas firm Gazprom signed an agreement last week in Israel that not only solidly improves its commercial liquefied natural gas (LNG) strategy, but also looks set to shift the geopolitical balance in the strategic Mediterranean region in the...