Russia wants to strike a short-term deal with Kyiv on gas transit to Europe when the current 10-year agreement expires in order to buy time to complete pipelines that will bypass Ukraine, four sources familiar with Russian thinking said.
Reuters: Russia wants short-term gas deal with Ukraine before bypass routes complete
A helicopter flies over the Nordstream gas pipeline terminal prior to an inaugural ceremony for the first of Nord Stream's twin 1,224 kilometre gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea, in Lubmin Nov. 8, 2011.
