Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reiterated his support for a merger between Russian gas giant Gazprom and Ukraine's national energy company Naftogaz Ukrainy, despite Kiev rejecting the idea on numerous occasions, according to remarks posted on a Russian government website late Wednesday. "I don't think [the merger] is a worthless idea; on the contrary, it should be looked at without emotion," Putin said. Read more.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during his meeting with the staff of the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010.
