Ukraine sent a payment of $15 million to Russia’s Gazprom natural gas supplier Friday to keep much-needed gas flowing to the battered country for a few more days, Russian and Ukrainian officials said. The gas row came as fighting in the east between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian military cooled. Russia has repeatedly used its gas monopoly in Ukraine to pressure Kiev to concede to separatists, who the pro-West government and its Western allies say are directly supported by the Russian military. …read more
Source: International Business Times
