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Moscow and Kiev rebuked over gas stand-off

By Joshua Chaffin in Brussels, Isabel Gorst in Moscow and Roman Olearchyk in Kiev

Published: January 20 2009 13:28 | Last updated: January 21 2009 07:56

José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, criticised Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday for their conduct in negotiations to end a two-week natural gas crisis, saying he had never witnessed such “really incredible” behaviour before.

As Russian gas flows resumed across Europe, Mr Barroso vented his frustration over the ordeal, accusing both countries of failing to live up to their promises as the European Union worked to broker a truce.

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