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Ukraine is ready to join trilateral talks to discuss gas issues with Russia on Dec. 9 in Brussels, Ukraine state energy company Naftogaz said on its Twitter account on Dec. 5.

The former Soviet republic has not bought gas directly from Russia since Nov. 2015, following a breakdown in relations after Russia’s annexation of Crimea and support for pro-Russian separatism in Ukraine’s war-torn east.

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