| Author (Person) | Olearchyk, Roman, Wagstyl, Stefan |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 22.4.10 |
| Publication Date | 22/04/2010 |
| Content Type | News |
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Article reports that Russia agreed on the 21 April 2010 to slash gas prices to Ukraine by 30% in exchange for far-reaching economic and political concessions, including a long extension of the Russian navy’s lease of a strategic Black Sea port Sevastopol on the Crimea Peninsula. If they are fully implemented, the agreements, signed by Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President, and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich, will bring a sharp shift in Kiev away from recent pro-west policies to closer co-operation with Russia. Ukraine’s new government has placed the nation’s fragile democracy and independence at risk by the agreement according to the country’s opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko. Despite the opposition Ukraine's parliament ratified the agreements on the 27 April 2010. |
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| Countries / Regions | Russia, Ukraine |
