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MOSCOW - Russia will ship gas to Ukraine only if prepayment is made, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with members of the government on March 4.

Putin added that Ukraine has so far only prepaid for two days’ worth of gas.

“We don’t need any problems,” Putin said, asking Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to pay close attention to the situation.