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    Putin tells Europe not to be 'stingy' in Ukrainian gas row
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    The EU should pay the Ukrainian gas debt and not be "stingy", Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday, raising fresh concerns about gas disruptions in the upcoming winter, just as Kiev prepares for presidential elections. "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" Mr Putin said on Monday after meeting his Danish counterpart, Lars Lokke Rasmussen. Full Article at EUobserver.com
    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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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. 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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