Novinite: EU Commissioner Ties South Stream to Russia's Stance on Ukraine

EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger has tied the South Stream gas pipeline to the political behavior of Russia in the conflict in Ukraine.

In an interview for the Frankfurt Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (F.A.S.), he commented that the discussion had come to a standstill because Russia did not want to accept EU energy legislation and because the crisis in Ukraine had eclipsed everything.

"We will continue the talks if the Russian partners go back to adhering to international legal practice and if they are ready for constructive cooperation on the basis of our energy law" Oettinger said.

He made clear that contentious issues had been discussed on a working level.
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