Thirteen and a half hours of three-way talks intended to ensure that Ukrainians receive gas supplies through the winter ended at 4am this morning in Brussels with no agreement between Russia and Ukraine, with the head of Russia’s gas giant Gazprom suggesting that the keys to a solution now lie principally in the hands of the European Union.
The talks will resume for an unscheduled second day late this afternoon, with the European Commission, which is mediating the talks, saying that a deal is “within reach”.
Pressure for a deal comes not just from the onset of winter in Ukraine, which has …read more
Source: European Voice
