Ukraine's Energy ChallengeBBC: Russia-Ukraine gas deal secures EU winter supplyBy BBC. Published Oct. 31, 2014 at 4:27 pm \"There is now no reason for people in Europe to stay cold this winter,'' said European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Photo by mpe.kmu.gov.uaRussia has agreed to resume gas supplies to Ukraine over the winter in a deal brokered by the European Union. Read the story here.