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Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov hinted during a TV address on June 10 that the country could break its gas contract with Russia. The comment comes after talks in Moscow this week between Azarov and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, during which Ukraine failed to convince Moscow to lower its gas price."Ukraine will not have this contract forever," Azarov said on Ukraine's Channel One. "The moment will come when we break it. For this reason, it is best sooner or later to negotiate a decent draft of a new treaty." Read the story here