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BRUSSELS – Russia and Ukraine edged towards an agreement on winter gas supplies at EU-mediated talks in Brussels on Dec. 9, their first discussions since the former Soviet republic stopped buying gas from Gazprom last November, EU officials said.

Since relations broke down over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and support for pro-Russian separatism, Ukraine has relied on gas from storage and reverse flow purchases from European Union neighbours.

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