Talks to guarantee that Russian gas imports flow into Ukraine throughout the winter appeared to be at 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. The official asked not to be named because an agreement had yet to be reached.The EU-brokered talks were to continue later Thursday.Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said the amount his government would pay for Russian gas would fall in line …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
