OAO Gazprom, Russia’s biggest company, moved forward on building a natural gas pipeline to the European Union to cut transit dependence on Ukraine, the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin asked lawmakers to revoke a right to use force in the smaller country.
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Alexei Miller (L), Head of Russian Gazprom company, leaves following a round of talks with Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Coal Industry and the EU Energy Commissioner, in Kiev on June 16, 2014.
