Russia applies pressure on Ukraine over gas

摘要

Moscow-In a new sign of the worsening relationship between Ukraine and Russia over natural gas prices, Russian officials September 6 completely dismissed Kiev's claims that it overpays for Russian gas. The comments came after Kiev September 4 tried to calm the increased tensions between the two countries, saying it would honor its controversial gas deal with Russia until it could change it to secure lower prices (ON 9/6).