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    Business Insider Australia: Why Russia Suddenly Wants to Supply Cheap Gas to Ukraine

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The Russian government's instruction to Gazprom to drop Ukraine's price to a cheaper rate shows it's wants to cool tensions, Business Insider Australia argues

by: Erica Mills

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Business Insider Australia: Why Russia Suddenly Wants to Supply Cheap Gas to Ukraine

The Russian government is requesting that state-owned gas giant Gazprom provide discounted gas to the struggling government in Ukraine.

The deal seems weird because Russia is also supporting an armed insurgency inside Ukraine, consisting of pro-Moscow rebels. The conflict has decimated the Ukraine economy. So why is Russia suddenly offering to help the country it has spent the last few months undermining?

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