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| Gazprom deepens Ukraine gas cuts | Gazprom deepens Ukraine gas cuts |
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| Gazprom, Russia's gas monopoly, says it will cut supplies of gas to Ukraine by a further 25% from 1700GMT. | Gazprom, Russia's gas monopoly, says it will cut supplies of gas to Ukraine by a further 25% from 1700GMT. |
| It says shipments are being cut because Ukraine has failed to resolve a dispute over non-payment of debts. | It says shipments are being cut because Ukraine has failed to resolve a dispute over non-payment of debts. |
| Gazprom reduced supplies by 25% from 0700GMT on Monday after talks broke down last week. Ukraine said the reduction was, in fact, 35%. | Gazprom reduced supplies by 25% from 0700GMT on Monday after talks broke down last week. Ukraine said the reduction was, in fact, 35%. |
| The state-owned gas company said shipments to Europe through its pipelines were unaffected. | The state-owned gas company said shipments to Europe through its pipelines were unaffected. |
| "Twenty four hours have passed since Gazprom reduced supplies by a quarter, however the Ukrainian side has not resumed negotiations and the head of Naftogaz did not arrive in Moscow," Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said. | "Twenty four hours have passed since Gazprom reduced supplies by a quarter, however the Ukrainian side has not resumed negotiations and the head of Naftogaz did not arrive in Moscow," Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said. |
| He said Ukraine still owed money for gas already delivered, but Ukraine maintains the payments have already been made. | He said Ukraine still owed money for gas already delivered, but Ukraine maintains the payments have already been made. |
| Push for talks | Push for talks |
| Gazprom claims the outstanding debt is $1.5bn (£770m) and called on Ukraine to get back around the negotiating table. | |
| Mr Kupriyanov reassured European gas users that shipments of Russian gas, which use pipelines that cross Ukraine, will continue. | Mr Kupriyanov reassured European gas users that shipments of Russian gas, which use pipelines that cross Ukraine, will continue. |
| "Export deliveries via Ukrainian territory are carried out in full volume," he said. | "Export deliveries via Ukrainian territory are carried out in full volume," he said. |
| The Gazprom spokesperson said Ukraine had refused access to two observers hired by Gazprom to monitor gas transit to Europe. | |
| But the Ukrainian energy company Naftohaz Ukrayiny said Gazprom representatives were already present in the country, and that the two observers did not comply with "necessary regulations". | |
| "Such statements are just the next step in escalating tension," Naftohaz Ukrayiny spokesman Valentyn Zemlyanskyy said. |