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The Ukrainian national energy provider, Naftogaz Ukrainy, will not merge with the Russian gas giant Gazprom, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said.

"It will not," Yanukovych told journalists when he was asked whether Naftogaz could merge with Gazprom.

While commenting on legal aspects of Naftogaz’s planned restructuring and the observance of the contracts that it has already concluded, Yanukovych said: "This is our internal issue. This is an agreement between two business entities."