Fears grow of new Russia-Ukraine gas spat

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Moscow—Fears of yet another winter of disruption to supplies of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine intensified Wednesday as talks over Kiev’s unpaid bills—estimated by Gazprom to be around $2.2 billion—ended in Moscow without an agreement. Ukraine has fallen behind in its payments to Gazprom for gas supplies since August, and with the current civilian protests against the state in Kiev affecting government activity, there is growing concern that Russia may halt supplies to Ukraine.