BRUSSELS (AP) — Talks to guarantee that Russian gas imports flow into rival Ukraine throughout the winter appeared to be an impasse Thursday because of doubts over payments from Kiev.
A European Union official says the negotiations, which were supposed to produce an agreement Wednesday, broke up inconclusively early Thursday, with a draft for a ‘common understanding’ sent to Moscow and Kiev for consideration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, agreed earlier this month on a broad outline of a deal, but financial issues, centering on payment guarantees for Moscow, have since bogged down talks. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
