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Russia shuts off gas to Ukraine

Rover found this 1/1/2009 on democraticunderground.com

Source: [b]BBC/Europe[/b] Russia has stopped all gas supplies to Ukraine after the collapse of talks to end a row over unpaid bills and prices. Russia's gas giant Gazprom said it turned off the taps at 0700 GMT, when its contract to supply Ukraine ended. Ukraine insists it has paid off ...