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Mon 01 Jan 2009EU and Russia to hold talks over gas supplies
The European Union today scheduled talks with Russia to press for a speedy resolution of a dispute with Ukraine that has reduced gas supplies to eastern and southern Europe.
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Ukraine on January 1st in a dispute over debts and pricing that shows no sign of ending, worrying European consumers that depend on Russia for a quarter of their natural gas.
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