EC Suggests Russia, Ukraine Sign Interim Gas Deal
The European Commission will suggest that Russia and Ukraine sign an interim gas agreement in Berlin later this week, a way to start resolving a standoff over gas prices, Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on Tuesday.
He said the agreement would give an interim price for a specified amount of gas to be shipped to Ukraine.
Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission are meeting in Berlin on Sept. 26 to try to resolve a gas row between Moscow and Kiev. Russia's Gazprom cut gas supplies to Ukraine in June.
Reporting by Pavel Polityuk
