Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 7, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev accused Ukraine of seeking changes to a contract for the transit of Russian gas across its territory, the latest row over energy between the two fueding states. Medvedev told the head of state-run Russian gas giant Gazprom that Russia would not accept any move from the Ukrainian authorities to demand advance payment for the transit of Russian gas to European consumers via its soil. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 7, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev accused Ukraine of seeking changes to a contract for the transit of Russian gas across its territory, the latest row over energy between the two fueding states. Medvedev told the head of state-run Russian gas giant Gazprom that Russia would not accept any move from the Ukrainian authorities to demand advance payment for the transit of Russian gas to European consumers via its soil.

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  7. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) shakes hands with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as they meet on November 18, 2009 at the Stockholm Castle. Medvedev was in Stockholm for the EU-Russia summit.
  8. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) shakes hands with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) as Swedish Crown Princess Victoria (R) smiles as they meet on November 18, 2009 at the Stockholm Castle. Medvedev was in Stockholm for the EU-Russia summit.
  9. Gazprom Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Medvedev talks to Reuters in Moscow September 11, 2009. Europe will depend on Russia for one-third of its gas within the next decade and the financial crisis has done nothing to erode the market share of the world's number one gas producer, Medvedev said on Friday.
  10. Gazprom Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Medvedev talks to Reuters in Moscow September 11, 2009. Europe will depend on Russia for one-third of its gas within the next decade and the financial crisis has done nothing to erode the market share of the world's number one gas producer, Medvedev said on Friday.
  11. Gazprom Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Medvedev talks to Reuters in Moscow September 11, 2009. Europe will depend on Russia for one-third of its gas within the next decade and the financial crisis has done nothing to erode the market share of the world's number one gas producer, Medvedev said on Friday.
  12. Gazprom Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Medvedev talks to Reuters in Moscow September 11, 2009. Europe will depend on Russia for one-third of its gas within the next decade and the financial crisis has done nothing to erode the market share of the world's number one gas producer, Medvedev said on Friday.
  13. Alexander Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Gazprom, attends a press briefing in the 24th World Gas Conference in Buenos Aires, October 8, 2009. Medvedev said that Gazprom aims to take a 10 percent share of the U.S. natural gas market within five years.
  14. Alexander Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Gazprom, attends a press briefing at the 24th World Gas Conference in Buenos Aires, October 8, 2009. Medvedev said that Gazprom aims to take a 10 percent share of the U.S. natural gas market within five years.
  15. Alexander Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Gazprom, poses after attending a press briefing at the 24th World Gas Conference in Buenos Aires, October 8, 2009. Medvedev said that Gazprom aims to take a 10 percent share of the U.S. natural gas market within five years.
  16. FILE -- In this Nov. 2006 file photo, officials look at a model of the Gazprom's skyscraper at an exhibition in St. Petersburg, Russia. Governor of Russia's second city of St. Petersburg, Valentina Matviyenko, signed a decree Tuesday allowing the construction of a hulking skyscraper for state energy giant Gazprom in the city's czarist-era center.

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