Moscow and Kiev fail to reach gas deal

Russian and Ukrainian Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Victor Yanukovych
failed to reach an agreement on the gas price, Ukrainian membership in
the Customs Union and other issues discussed at the Bocharov Ruchey
Residence on Thursday, Kommersant reports.


The newspaper believes that a new "gas war" may start in 2012. The
presidents admitted that their states have problems.


No progress is expected at the coming session of the interstate
commission in September.


Besdies talks on merging of Gazprom and Naftogaz and Ukrainian
membership in the Customs Union, the two states discussedestablishment
of a joint aviation factory Antonov, entrance of the Russian capital
in Ukrtelecom, the SIBUR port factory in Odessa, Gazprom-neft refinery
in Kremenchug, Zaporozhstal (Severstal) and Luganskteplovoz
(Transmashholding).

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