With temperatures already near freezing in eastern Europe, Ukraine will hold elections on Sunday (26 October) amid uncertainty on Russian gas supplies.
The situation arises after EU, Russian, and Ukrainian negotiators failed to reach a deal in Brussels on Tuesday.
They will meet again on 29 October, but big gaps remain between Kiev and Moscow.
Russia's energy minister Alexander Novak told press in the EU capital the main question is how Ukraine will make $1.6 billion of a...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.