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Ukraine accuses Moscow of political pressure on oil issue
KIEV
Petroleumworld.com 10 12 07The Ukranian presidency denounced Thursday as "political pressure" Russian oil giant Gazprom's announcement that it could suspend oil deliveries to Ukraine.
The Russian oil giant rankled some in Europe after a frank announcement that it was going to reduce oil deliveries to the Ukraine if Kiev didn't honour its 1.3 billion dollar (900,000 million euro) debt before the end of October.
"We consider this move as putting political pressure on Ukraine, which at the moment is complicated by the formation of a new government in our country," Ukranian presidential official Olexandr Shlapak said in a statement.
Gazprom's proposal was interpreted by Ukranian analysts as a warning against the probable formation of a pro-Western government coalition in Ukraine after legislative elections on September 30.
"The time and the tone of these messages testify that Gazprom" must see paying the debt "more than a simple economic problem," Shlapak added.
Story by AFP 111929 GMT 10 07
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