Brussels (AFP) – Russia, Ukraine and the EU began crunch gas talks on Tuesday to resolve a bitter price dispute and end fears that Moscow could halt crucial energy supplies to Europe this winter.The high-stakes meeting between Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, his Ukrainian counterpart Yuri Prodan and European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger began as planned, a commission spokeswoman said.”We had bilaterals with both sides and a trilateral meeting will start very soon,” spokeswoman Marlene Holzner said.”It’s not possible to say when the talks will end,” she added.Russia in mid-June cut supplies to Ukraine, demanding the new pro-Western government in …read more
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