Ukraine seeks lower Russian gas price

Ukraine said on the 25 Augsurt 2010 that it would seek to negotiate lower import prices for Russian natural gas, insisting that current fees were too high for its cash-strapped budget even after a sharp discount was agreed just five months earlier.

ESO: Background information: Medvedev rules out gas merger with Ukraine http://www.europeansources.info/record/medvedev-rules-out-gas-merger-with-ukraine/

ESO: Background information: Russia lowers Ukraine gas prices http://www.europeansources.info/record/russia-lowers-ukraine-gas-prices/

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