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    EUobserver: EU-brokered gas talks bedevilled by ‘lack of trust’

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Negotiators are struggling to secure EU winter gas supplies, with Ukraine saying chances of a deal are “pretty high”, but complaining of “lack of trust”.

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EUobserver: EU-brokered gas talks bedevilled by ‘lack of trust’

Negotiators are struggling to secure EU winter gas supplies, with Ukraine saying chances of a deal are “pretty high”, but complaining of “lack of trust”.

EU-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine’s energy ministers in Brussels broke off at 4am local time on Thursday (30 October) with no result. They are to resume on Thursday afternoon.

Going into the meeting on Wednesday, Germany’s EU energy commissioner, Gunther Oettinger, told German broadcaster ZDF the chance of success is “50 percent”.

Speaking to EUobserver on Thursday morning, a Ukranian diplomatic source said the chance is “pretty high”.
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