The scandal was complex but its outcome potentially simple – Ukraine tried to fiddle with its murky gas sector and upset its EU partners enough to freeze huge sums of financial help.
Ukraine-European Union Relations
Agence France-Presse: After striking murky gas deal, Ukraine bows to West
An Employee of Ukrainian gas firm Ukrtransgaz checks equipment in the Boyarka village, near Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Jan. 3 2006. (AFP)
