Ukraine: Russia demands impossible gas route

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - A top Ukrainian official says Russia is trying hard to discredit Ukraine by sending natural gas intended for Europe on a technically impossible transit route over Ukraine's vast pipeline system. Ukrainian energy adviser Bohdan Sokolovsky says Russia has shipped natural gas along a route that would require Ukraine to cut domestic consumers out before it can deliver gas to the Balkans. Russia's Gazprom state-controlled gas monopoly resumed shipments to Europe via Ukraine on Tuesday, but then accused Ukraine of blocking the transit of gas. read more

NECN | January 13, 2009

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