Industry / Belarus

Gazprom Tempts Kiev With Politically Divisive US$8bn Gas Discount

April 2011 | Industry News

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Russia declared on April 7 that financially embattled Ukraine could save US$8bn a year on gas imports if it agreed to join a customs union with Russia.

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