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    Russian PM Putin says the EU should not be 'stingy' (Photo: premier.gov.ru) Mr Putin also took the European Commission and the Swedish EU presidency to task for not dealing with the potential payment problems on the Ukrainian side. "This is a question for the president of the European Union and the president of the European Commission today. They said before it was possible and that they needed a month and a half to two months. Three months have already passed. It's about time to get something done" the former KGB officer said. Full Article at EUobserver.com
    This is a question for the president of the European Union and the president of the European Commission today. They said before it was possible and that they needed a month and a half to two months. Three months have already passed. It's about time to get something done
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago
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Putin tells Europe not to be 'stingy' in Ukrainian gas row
  1. The IMF says Ukraine has no financial problems and it has money. The head of the Ukrainian government [Ms Tymoshenko] says Mr Yushchenko is blocking the transfer of money from the central bank to the government for payment. We do not interfere. These are Ukraine's internal affairs during the election ca...
    Vladimir Putin – Vladimir Putin SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago
  2. People's privacy and the integrity of their personal data ... is a fundamental right, protected by European law
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago
  3. We have already paid US$2.5 billion to Ukraine for the transit. In other words, we rendered big economic aid to our Ukrainian partners by paying for the transit until the first quarter of 2010 inclusive. So let Europeans give at least a billion. Why are they being so stingy? They have money too
    Vladimir Putin – Vladimir Putin SOURCE: EUobserver.com 1 month ago

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