Ukraine May Buy Gas From Russia Before Deal Signed

Ukraine might start buying natural gas from Russia before a final winter gas agreement is signed, news agency Interfax Ukraine quoted Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn as saying on Wednesday.

Ukraine halted gas imports from Russia this July due to a price dispute. In September, Kiev and Moscow reached a preliminary agreement on supplies for the winter, but the document has not yet been signed.

(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk)