Russian, Ukraine Agree to Resume Gas Supplies to Europe

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Source: Deutsche Welle

Russian is prepared to resume gas shipments fully starting Monday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Sunday morning after a prolonged negotiating session in Moscow with his Ukrainian counterpart.

Putin and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko are set to sign documents Monday, Jan. 19, to end the gas crisis, which has blocked shipments of Russian gas to Ukraine and much of Western Europe since the beginning of the year.

In a statement issued Sunday, the European Commission welcomed the agreement, but said it remained to be seen whether gas would actually arrive in Europe in the coming days.

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It was still unclear Sunday whether Tymoshenko had the backing of her political rival Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko for the deal she negotiated in Moscow.

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The Ukraine government is highly disfunctional, so it remains to be seen whether this agreement will be implemented or not.

[EmilyAnne]

1. Russia is pretty nutty, too. Let's hope their agreement pans out.