Roman Olearchyk in Kyiv and Neil Buckley in London write: A senior Ukrainian governmental official said the country is poised to launch a legal challenge over what it pays for natural gas from Russia’s Gazprom if it fails to secure a “fair” price in coming weeks.
The comments from Kyiv increase pressure on Russia’s gas monopoly, which is already facing challenges from several European customers over its pricing policies. The issue, according to FT, also raises concerns that Ukraine and Russia could be heading for a repeat of the energy price disputes in 2006 and 2009 that disrupted gas supplies to Europe. Read the full story here.
