BRUSSELS – EU-brokered talks to resolve a bitter gas supply dispute between Russia and Ukraine stalled Thursday as Moscow demanded that Brussels and Kiev first agree on how Ukraine will pay its huge bill.The talks were due to resume later in the day as the international community looked anxiously ahead to elections planned Sunday by pro-Moscow rebels in the parts of eastern Ukraine they control.The European Union and the UN said Wednesday that the polls, which Russia intends to recognise, will harden divisions on the ground and undermine a peace roadmap backed by Moscow in September.Highlighting wider tensions, NATO reported …read more
Source: AsiaOne
