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                       Ukraine, Russia Work Out Gas Deal

   by VOA News

   Russia says gas supplies to Ukraine could resume as early as next week
   after Ukraine pays the first installment on its debt.

   Alexei Miller, the chief of Russia's state-controlled Gazprom said
   Friday a multi-billion-dollar deal worked out by Russia, Ukraine and
   the European Union  will guarantee Russian gas supplies to Ukraine and
   other parts of Europe.

   ''Miller said "everything depends on when Ukraine makes this payment."
   He said he thought the payment would be next week.

   Gazprom halted supplies to Ukraine in June due to unpaid bills, a move
   that followed the ouster of Ukraine's Russia-friendly leader and the
   Kremlin's annexation of Crimea.

   The deal eases fears that Europeans will end up shivering this winter
   as happened a few years ago during a gas dispute when Ukraine siphoned
   gas intended for Europe and Russia turned off the taps in response.

   Material for this report came from AP, AFP, and Reuters.


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