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Russia revises gas deal with strggling Ukraine

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday revised their natural gas deal to lower the amount Kiev must buy next year, according to state-controlled monopoly Gazprom.

The amendments to the countries' January 2009 contract make clear that Ukraine will not be penalized with fines for using less than the contracted volume this year — a relief for Ukraine, which has been hard hit by the global...

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