Gas, Ukraine-Russia-EU summit on September 6
Aimed at breaking the deadlock after the last tug-of-war
27 August, 15:18In June, the Kremlin has closed off, for the third time, the taps of Russian gas to Ukraine after the 'gas wars' of 2006 and 2009. About half of Russian gas exports to Europe, that is one-third of the whole European demand, are pumped through Ukrainian pipelines (ANSA).