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Russia reopens Belarus gas tap but dispute goes on (AP)

June 24th, 2010

President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Russian gas monopoly Gazprom head, Alexei Miller meet at the Gorki presidential residence outside Moscow, Monday, June 21, 2010. Medvedev ordered the state-controlled gas monopoly Monday to cut gas supplies to ex-Soviet neighbor Belarus over its debt for Russian natural gas supplies. The order follows Medvedev's warning to Belarus last week to start paying off the $200 million debt to Gazprom or face cuts. Belarus has challenged the Russian claim and refused to pay. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press service)AP - Russia’s gas monopoly said Thursday it is resuming supplies to Belarus now that it has paid a near-$200 million bill, but the ex-Soviet neighbor is in turn threatening to stop the transit of gas on to other European countries unless Moscow settles its own debts.


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