Loading ...KIEV/MOSCOW, Nov 25 A clash over natural gas pricing between Russia and Ukraine escalated on Wednesday with Russian exporter Gazprom announcing it would halt deliveries and Kiev saying it could find cheaper supply from Europe.
Moscow and Kiev have clashed over gas pricing repeatedly in recent years and Russia’s annexation of Crimea has worsened their relations.
“The government has decided to order (state energy firm) Naftogaz to stop buying Russian gas. It is not that they are not delivering us gas, it is that we are not buying any,” Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk told a government meeting.
“We are doing this because the price offers from our European partners are significantly better than those from our northern neighbour,” he said.
It was unclear whether private Ukrainian firms could still import Russian gas in future.
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