Gazprom resumes gas supplies to Europe / Moscow and Kiev rebuked over gas stand-off

Gazprom resumed gas supplies across Ukraine to Europe on the 20 January 2009, ending two weeks of disruption, as the European Union said it needed to reduce dependence on Russian gas.

Articles and features report on the resumption of gas supplies and also discuss the wider implications of the dispute.

European Commission: SPEECH/09/12: Statement of President Barroso on the resolution of the Ukraine-Russia Gas Dispute http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/09/12&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Deutsche Welle, 20.1.09: Russian Natural Gas Reaching Europe Again http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3961968,00.html

ESO: Background information: Eni leads push for gas consortium http://www.europeansources.info/record/eni-leads-push-for-gas-consortium/

BBC News, 20.1.09: Russia opens gas taps to Europe http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7839053.stm

EurActiv, 20.1.09: Russia, Ukraine sign gas transit deal http://www.euractiv.com/energy/russia-ukraine-sign-gas-transit-news-221103

Russia Today, 20.1.09: Gas flow to Europe resumes http://rt.com/news/

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