Russia-Ukraine Gas Deal Comes at a Price (Updated)
Nov 1, 2014 Aid from the International Monetary Fund will enable Ukraine to pay billions in debt to Russia's primary gas company and free up enough of Ukraine's budget to allow the country to buy fuel through the winter. But the IMF deal entails major reforms to the country's energy industry.
Sanctions Launched to Staunch Russian Involvement in Ukraine
Sep 12, 2014 The Obama administration and its European allies have tightened the screws on Russia, using economic sanctions to cut off that nation's largest banks, oil producers and defense companies from international finance and technology markets.
Fear of Gas War as Russian Firm Hikes Ukrainian Prices
Apr 7, 2014 Russia and Ukraine drew closer to a war over energy over the weekend as Kiev declared it would refuse to pay for gas at a new, inflated price set by Russian gas company Gazprom last week.
