Putin offers Europe gas restart deal

During a visit to Berlin to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Putin met with European gas firms to discuss creating a consortium to get gas flowing again to European customers. Many European countries have been without Russian fuel for over a week in the middle of winter, due to a pricing dispute between Russia and Ukraine. Joanna Partridge reports for Reuters

Reuters | January 16, 2009

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