Russia threatens to cut off gas to Ukraine
Sunday, 23 November 2008
MOSCOW, Nov 22 (AFP): Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom will cut off gas deliveries to Ukraine as of January 1 unless the countries agree on a new contract, a company spokesman was quoted as saying today.
"We would like to avoid such a scenario, we would like to agree on everything before New Year's, but as you understand, we cannot deliver gas without a contract," spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.
"We would like to avoid such a scenario, we would like to agree on everything before New Year's, but as you understand, we cannot deliver gas without a contract," spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.