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Brussels - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is sure that the gas talks in the Ukraine-Russia-EU format will be successful.

“I want to say that Ukraine highly values the measures that the European Commission and personally European Commissioner [for Energy Guenther] Oettinger are making in negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, with the EU’s involvement,” Poroshenko said at a news conference following a meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels on Saturday.

“I think this will lead us to positive results,” Poroshenko said.