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 Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company Naftogaz signed a pipeline access deal with Slovakia's Eustream on April 28, bringing Kyiv's energy independence from Moscow a step closer and paving the way for talks on a wider-ranging deal to wean Ukraine off Russian natural gas sales completely. Eustream and its Ukrainian counterpart Ukrtransgaz, owned by Naftogaz, agreed to allow Ukraine to use a 20-year-olld but never used pipeline on Slovakia's eastern border with Uzhhorod in western Ukraine. The deal would provide Ukraine with an initial 3 billion cubic meters of gas annually before being increased to 10 billion cubic meters some time next year.

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