President Vladimir Putin has warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel of a threat to the gas supplies Russia sends to Europe via Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Dec. 13.
RFE/RL: Putin warns Merkel disruptions possible in gas transiting through Ukraine
(FILES) The picture taken on Dec. 16, 2008 shows a worker of Naftogaz company who turns off valves on a Bobrovnytska gas-compressor and gas-holder station in Mryn, Chernigiv region, about 130 km from Kyiv.
