Illuminated signboard of Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom is seen on the roof of a building in Moscow.
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Russia Not to Tie Up Gas Supplies to Europe, Missile Defense Deployment
Russia doesn’t tie up gas supplies to Eastern Europe and the U.S. plans to station the third position site of the national missile defense shield there, RF Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak announced July 14.
“With all responsibility, I declare that gas trade with the Czech Republic or with any other traditional partner in the field is in no way tied up with sorting out the problem of deploying the third position site of the U.S. missile-defense system in Europe,” Kislyak announced Monday during the news conference held by RIA Novosti.
Kislyak said he knows nothing about Russia’s intention to trim gas supplies to the Czech Republic after it signed the treaty with the United States to host its radar station.
“I don’t know whether or not we intend to cut down these supplies, as it is the commercial issue and isn’t the question under discussion at the Foreign Ministry,” Kislyak specified.
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