EU hopes for Ukraine gas funding solution; June 29 meeting plans to produce package to avert crisis

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Brussels-The EU hopes a series of meetings starting June 29 in Brussels with international banks, Russia's Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogaz Ukrayiny will result in a support package to help resolve Ukraine's Russian natural gas payment difficulties by the fall, a senior EU source said June 26. "We're not talking about [EU] budget funds or grants-we're talking about loans, if necessary," said the source. "The key task is to find out if loans are needed, if so for what purpose and if so for how much."