| January 2009 |
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Russian energy giant Gazprom halted on Wednesday gas supplies to Ukraine for transit to Europe. 
Russia will continue its efforts in the UN Security Council and across the Middle East to bring about a settlement to the conflict in the Gaza Strip, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. 
Ukraine has stolen more than 86 million cubic meters of gas from Gazprom since the start of the year, the Russian energy giant said on Wednesday, adding that it had not shut off supplies to Europe via Ukraine. 
As a complete shutoff in Russian gas deliveries to Europe via Ukraine deepened supply problems across the continent on Wednesday, the European Union called for transfers to resume. 
Two days of UN Security Council discussions on Gaza could end on Wednesday with a resolution or non-binding presidential statement, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovlev said. 
Somali pirates have freed a Turkish commercial vessel with 20 crew members on board, Turkey's NTV television channel reported on Wednesday. 
Ukraine on Wednesday shut off the fourth and final pipeline pumping Russian gas to Europe, Gazprom deputy head Alexander Medvedev said. 



