Ukraine's Deal With Gazprom Already Looking Precarious

摘要

Regular flows of Russian gas have resumed through Ukraine,but consumers across Europe shouldn't relax just yet.Only a week after the signing of two agreements ending the standoff between Russia and Ukraine over gas pricing and supply,the deals already appear to be under threat from Kiev's swirling domestic power struggle,raising the prospect of a rerun of the heating and power outages that swept through 18 European countries this month(WGI Jan.21,p2).