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Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak has called a $6.6 billion fine imposed by a court in Ukraine on his country’s gas export monopolist Gazprom illegal, and warned of “new risks for European consumers”.

Novak spoke to the press following trilateral talks in Brussels, mediated by Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič, aimed at agreeing a third consecutive ‘Winter Package’.

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