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November 04, 2013

Ukraine minister: Naftogaz debt to Gazprom to be resolved Monday
Kiev, Ukraine (UPI) Nov 4, 2013
A dispute over late payment of $882 million owed by Ukraine's Naftogaz to Russia's Gazprom will be resolved Monday, a Ukrainian minister said. Minister of Energy and Mines Eduard Stavytskyy told Ukrainian broadcaster Channel 5 Saturday during a soccer game between ministers and members of Parliament the problem of debts for Russian gas will be hammered out Monday. He said the talks between Naftogaz and Gazprom are in the the final stages, but wouldn't reveal the nature of any of the nego ... read more

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