Putin Says Any Deal to Ship Gas Via Ukraine Will Be Difficult

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said any new deal for transporting natural gas through Ukraine will be challenging.

“There is no contract, and it is impossible to conclude it in three to four days,” Putin said Thursday in a news conference near St. Petersburg.