Ukraine fears that Russian gas price hikes could be aimed at swaying its March parliamentary elections, complicating the country's pro-EU drift.
"One may not exclude that this is exactly the intention. I cannot say for sure, but one cannot exclude it", Ukrainian foreign minister Borys Tarasyuk told MEPs in Brussels on Wednesday (8 December).
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom is pushing Ukraine for gas price hikes from $50 per 1,000 cubic metres to $160 per 1,000 cubic metres.
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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.