Berlin (AFP) – The European Union on Friday unveiled an interim deal meant to end Russia’s latest gas war with Ukraine which could see a return of supplies to the crisis-hit nation and a renewal of trust between the rival neighbours.The so-called “winter package” unveiled in Berlin came with Moscow threatening to cut off Europe’s own gas shipments and a shaky truce in Ukraine tested by pro-Russian rebels’ defiant plans to stage their own elections.The EU-brokered deal also highlights the desire by Russia — its flatlining economy already under pressure of Western sanctions — to avoid any further complications with …read more
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