Finally, a russian Alir Gas to Europe

Russia gasnya stream starts to Europe through Ukrainian pipes, on Tuesday (13 / 1).

For the first time since the occurrence of conflict during the six days the contract that makes European gas crisis didera fuel temperature in the frozen exacerbated this.

A Reuters journalist in the headquarters company of the corner gas in Moscow, Gazprom, reported that an official statement from perusahaaan have been issued to the station of a gas-station to begin distributing gas to Ukraine.

"Gas started flowing at 10 am (local time). Everything smoothly," said Gazprom spokesman Boris Sapozhnikov through the phone to the Associated Press.

The theory, a gas that, once opened, takes 24 to 36 hours to go to Europe after Russia and Ukraine disagree. Ukraine how the gas to Europe can be smoothly, while the flow to Ukraine in fact closed.

Europe depends on Russia to supply a quarter of the total needs of all of Europe, and flows through Ukraine. Ukraine is the ex-Soviet country's pro-Western. Russian relations with Ukraine after the heat trying to become a member of NATO military pact.

Chaos that European countries explore alternative energy sources and close the factory, the manufacturer's reputation has been damage to both Russia and Ukraine as a partner worthy of energy.

Russia stop gas supply to Ukraine on 1 January 2009 after a failed agreement agreed on gas royalties. A week later, gas stopped alirannnya in the Ukraine was stealing gas for Europe. Ukraine accuse Russia back in the country was using energy blackmail.

Settlement agreements have been reached after a European support for sending international observers in the dots in the strategic gas pipeline along the path to calm Russia that Ukraine does not distort the flow of gas.

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Source: AP