Ukraine Gas Talks to Resume on Tuesday

A new round of trilateral talks bringing together Ukraine, Russia and the European Commission to try to solve a gas pricing row will take place next Tuesday in Brussels, not Berlin, the EU's energy chief said.

The talks had previously been expected to be held in Berlin, but European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on Thursday that the Russian and Ukrainian energy ministers would meet with the Commission in Brussels on Oct. 21.

The European Union's executive hopes to broker a deal to resolve a stand-off that has prompted Moscow to shut off gas deliveries to Ukraine over what it says are more than $5 billion in unpaid bills.

Reporting by Barbara Lewis