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Ukraine wants Russian gas at $250/tcm
Ukraine wants to pay its sole gas supplier Russia no more than $250 per thousand cubic metres, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said on Wednesday.
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US Needs China in Korea Crisis
Truth be told, the worst thing in the world that could happen – next to a nuclear war between Pakistan and India – would be a nuclear conflict in northeast Asia and the Korean peninsula. In both cases, millions, or tens of millions, could die. And it’s possible to envision a disoriented, paranoid North Korean leadership triggering a war with South Korea and its allies, with the ever-present danger that such a war could escalate if North Korea used its stockpile of nuclear bombs. In addition, the flow of countless refugees across the border into China would likely involve Beijing in the crisis instantly.
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Kyrgyzgaz’s privatization by Gazprom discussed in Moscow
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev discussed the possibility of Kyrgyzgaz's privatization by Gazprom with the company's head Aleksey Miller in Moscow on Monday, RIA-Novosti reports.
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Ukraine PM sees Russia gas deal in a few days
Ukraine will reach a compromise deal with Russia on gas supplies in a few days, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Monday, contradicting previous statements by Moscow which expected no deal to be made this year.
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Bulgaria Officially Tells Russia BA Pipeline Is Over
Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received an official statement from Bulgaria confirming the Balkan country's decision to abandon the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline.
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Russia pledges at least $10 billion to save euro
Russia, hoping to keep its largest export market from collapsing, will give at least $10 billion to the International Monetary Fund to help support the struggling euro currency, an aide to President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.
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Sargsyan invites Italian companies to participate in construction of Armenian NPP
President Serzh Sargsyan invited Italian companies to participate in the implementation of various projects in Armenia, including the construction of a new unit for Armenian nuclear power plant during a meeting with Italy’s president Giorgio Napolitano, Sargsyan’s press office reported Tuesday.
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Kazakhstan Acquires Shares Of Huge Oil And Gas Field
Kazakhstan has worked out a deal to acquire 10 percent of the Karachaganak oil and gas field, the last major oil and gas field in Kazakhstan that did not have any Kazakh shareholders, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.
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