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    But he is unlikely to make it in the second round, as polls show his contenders ahead by tens of percentage points Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and former pro-Moscow premier Viktor Yanukovich. "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 campaign" Mr Putin said. In August, international lenders and the EU commission agreed to an 1 billion loan deal to help secure European gas supplies, in order to avoid a repeat of the gas crises in January 2009 and 2006. Full Article at EUobserver.com
    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 campaign
    Vladimir Putin – Vladimir Putin SOURCE: EUobserver.com 4 weeks ago
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Putin tells Europe not to be 'stingy' in Ukrainian gas row
  1. People's privacy and the integrity of their personal data ... is a fundamental right, protected by European law
    SOURCE: EUobserver.com 4 weeks ago
  2. 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 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago

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