MOSCOW, December 30 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian energy giant Gazprom said Friday that it would ensure uninterrupted supplies of natural gas to European consumers despite an ongoing dispute with Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine have failed to come to an agreement on prices for supplies of Russian natural gas to Ukraine and the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine.
Gazprom has said it will cut off gas supplies to Ukraine on January 1 if the parties fail to clinch a deal. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said live on the NTV television channel Friday that Russian natural gas supplies for Ukrainian consumers would be stopped at 10 a.m. Moscow time [7a.m. GMT] January 1.
However, Miller also said Gazprom officials had convened for a meeting to approve "a detailed plan of measures to ensure uninterrupted supplies of Russian natural gas deliveries to European consumers."
