BRUSSELS—In the early hours of Oct. 30 Russia and Ukraine finally signed a gas agreement in Brussels, that has been a sticking point between the two countries since June this year.
President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, welcomed the long, drawn out agreement, which coincidentally was signed on his last day in office.
“There could not be a better way to end my mandate as president of the European Commission than by announcing a very important agreement between Russia and Ukraine,”he said.
Two documents were signed: a binding protocol between the European Commission, Ukraine, and Russia; and an addendum …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
