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    Its government issued a statement saying: "Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, representing the Swedish presidency, spoke on the telephone with Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin about the fact that Ukraine risks not being able to meet its payment commitments to the (Russian] company Gazprom." Quoting the Russian prime minister's press office, the Interfax news agency said that during the conversation, "Mr Putin drew the attention of the EU leadership to signals, including those received via official channels from Kiev, of possible problems with payments for Russian gas supplies". Full Article at The Scotsman
    Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, representing the Swedish presidency, spoke on the telephone with Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin about the fact that Ukraine risks not being able to meet its payment commitments to the (Russian] company Gazprom.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
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Putin tells EU: You may have to pay to keep gas flowing
  1. The heart of the matter is a dispute between oligarchs that are trying to capture a very lucrative market
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  2. If there are problems, we are asking our European colleagues to get involved and lend Ukraine the necessary money. Give them a least a billion. Why be greedy? They (the EU] have the money, so why don't they fork it out?
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  3. It is very hard to know what is going on, and the fact that you have a highly unstable situation in Ukraine, with maybe three clans fighting it out, and in Russia you have at least two clans in the Kremlin, makes for a very unstable situation.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  4. We hope that if such problems arise, we'll resolve them constructively. We're always ready to provide support, but I think that it's not fair for EU member states to be affected by problems between Ukraine and Russia.
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago
  5. Mr Putin drew the attention of the EU leadership to signals, including those received via official channels from Kiev, of possible problems with payments for Russian gas supplies
    SOURCE: The Scotsman 1 month ago

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