Monday January 5, 04:12 PM
Putin orders further cuts in gas shipped via Ukraine
NOVO OGAREVO, Russia (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered gas giant Gazprom immediately to cut gas pumped via Ukraine to Europe in response to Ukraine's alleged siphoning from pipelines.
"Start reducing it from today," Putin told Alexei Miller after the Gazprom chief informed him of a plan to cut volumes of natural gas shipped through Ukraine by amounts equivalent to those Moscow has accused Ukraine of stealing.
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