Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said progress had been made during talks Friday aimed at resolving a dispute over gas supplies from Russia that also threatened deliveries to Europe.“We have some progress on the gas issue,” Poroshenko said, adding that the “basic parameters” of a new contract with Russia had been agreed while further discussion on how to finance it was required.A proposal that has been under discussion for some time would see cash-strapped Kiev settle 3.1 billion dollars (2.4 billion euros) of unpaid bills with Russian state gas giant Gazprom, with two billion dollars paid before the end of October, …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
