MOSCOW -- The very real danger that many Ukrainians could freeze this winter has been averted thanks to a hard-fought deal, brokered and guaranteed by the European Union, that was finalized between Kyiv and Moscow on Oct. 31.
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Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak (L), EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger (C) and Ukraine's Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan (R) after signing the Oct. 30 gas deal in Brussels.
