Russia, Ukraine Seek Interim Gas Accord at Brussels Talks
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Russia is optimistic about setting out a temporary agreement to help resolve a natural gas pricing dispute with Ukraine at talks today, according to Energy Minister Alexander Novak.
“Expectations are positive,” Novak told reporters today in Brussels, according to the Russian energy minister’s press service. Russia expects to “formalize” issues agreed on in Italy last week, he said before a meeting with Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuri Prodan, brokered by European Union Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger.