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Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves wonders whether it wouldn't be a good idea to investigate European firms lobbying against sanctions for corruption:
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This just in from Reuters:
(URGENT):Russia, consumer states discuss gas supply via Ukraine -report
MOSCOW, April 26 (Reuters) - Russia's Energy Minister and the head of Gazprom discussed gas supplies via Ukraine with representatives of consumer countries Bosnia, Macedonia and Moldova on Saturday, Interfax news agency quoted the ministry as saying.
Participants in the Moscow talks, including Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Gazprom chief Alexei Miller, expressed concern that payment problems could result in a fall in the amount of gas crossing Ukraine to countries in south-eastern Europe.
President Vladimir Putin wrote earlier this month to 18 European leaders that Russia would cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine if it did not pay its bills and that this could lead to a reduction of onward deliveries to Europe.
MOSCOW, April 26 (Reuters) - Russia's Energy Minister and the head of Gazprom discussed gas supplies via Ukraine with representatives of consumer countries Bosnia, Macedonia and Moldova on Saturday, Interfax news agency quoted the ministry as saying.
Participants in the Moscow talks, including Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Gazprom chief Alexei Miller, expressed concern that payment problems could result in a fall in the amount of gas crossing Ukraine to countries in south-eastern Europe.
President Vladimir Putin wrote earlier this month to 18 European leaders that Russia would cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine if it did not pay its bills and that this could lead to a reduction of onward deliveries to Europe.
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Interfax reporting that the judge who sentenced Yulia Tymoshenko is now under investigation:
KYIV. April 26 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office is conducting a criminal investigation in relation to Judge Rodion Kireyev, who is suspected of handing down an unjust sentence on former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
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According to recent polls, world heavyweight boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko is the runaway favorite to win Kyiv's mayoral election on May 25. According to a poll conducted by the Rozumkov Center, Klitschko has the backing of 34.8 percent of all voters and 52.5 percent of likely voters. His nearest competititor, Volodymyr Bondarenko, a member of Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivschyna (Fatherland) party, who has been serving as head of the Kyiv City Administration since March. Bondarenko has the support of 7.6 percent of all voters and 10.5 percent of likely voters, according to the poll.
See RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service report here.
See RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service report here.