BRUSSELS Vladimir Putin, Russian prime minister, has agreed to waive sanctions against Ukraine and amend Russia’s natural gas contract with the country, in a move that could ease fears of a disruption to European gas supplies this winter.
After late night talks held at the Crimean resort town of Yalta with Yulia Tymoshenko, his Ukrainian counterpart, the Russian premier reassured Europe that a repeat of last January’s gas dispute between Kiev and Moscow would be avoided.
