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June 16, 2014

Russia Cuts Off Gas Supply to Ukraine; Separatists Down Ukrainian Jet 
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Ukraine says Russia has cut off its gas supply amid a dispute over
payment. Russia's state-owned oil firm Gazprom had demanded upfront
payments from Ukraine after it failed to repay debts. Gazprom said it
would continue supplying gas to other countries in Europe. Tensions
between Russia and Ukraine rose over the weekend as pro-Russian
separatists shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane, killing 49
people on board. On Friday, the Obama administration accused Russia of
sending tanks and other heavy weapons to the separatists, a move it
called "unacceptable."

 

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