Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko has promised the EU he will not upset the new Russia gas entente, as Kiev seeks to repair ties with Brussels following the energy crisis.
"I am particularly grateful for the reassurances I just received that he fully stands by the agreement reached on the resumption of gas supplies," European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso said after meeting Mr Yushchenko in the EU capital on Tuesday (27 January).
Russian firm Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogaz...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.