Russia, Ukraine, EU agree to continue gas talks in tripartite format - Russian minister
Russia, Ukraine, and the European Union have agreed to continue gas talks in a tripartite format, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told journalists.
"Today," Novak replied when asked whether such an agreement had been reached at a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, and European Commissioner for Energy Gunther Oettinger in Minsk on Tuesday.
Novak said also that he would hold consultations with Oettinger in Minsk on Thursday in the run-up to negotiations with the EU scheduled for August 29 in Moscow.