Putin approved a decision to stop supplying gas to the border with Ukraine.

KommentariiZamorozili07.01.2009Evropa severely affected because of the Russian-Ukrainian gas voynySyuzhetyOtklyuchenie gas Ukraine07.01.2009Timoshenko agreed to allow European observers to gazoprovoduPremer Minister Vladimir Putin of Russia has approved a proposal by the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller to stop the flow of gas to the border with Ukraine, RIA Novosti reported.
Putin noted that to terminate the supply of gas should be "the most publicly in the presence of international observers."
At the premiere issue of whether there is evidence of the cessation of Ukraine's transit of Russian gas to Europe, Miller said that it is reflected in the conclusion of an independent international observers and the company, Gazprom.
January 7, a representative of Gazprom said that Ukraine had cut the last of four pipelines, in which Russian gas supplies to Europe. This guide gas company has argued that there are still supplying gas to the Ukrainian gas transmission system.
Naftogaz of Ukraine, by contrast, said that Russia is completely stopped the transit of gas. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko demanded an urgent to restore gas supplies through its territory to Europe.
Meanwhile, Russia's permanent representatives in the EU Vladimir Chizhov urged the European Union "to work more actively with the Ukrainian side to resolve the situation with the termination of the transit of Russian gas to Europe. In doing so, according to Chizhov, tripartite talks - involving representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the EU - not planned. Recall, previously the head of "Naftogaz Ukraine" Oleg Dubina said that negotiations with Russia will resume on 8 January, and Alexei Miller told that at the same time, January 8, representatives of Gazprom will hold talks with the European Commission and European Parliament.