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Plunging oil strengthens Ukraine's hand in Russia gas talks

By Katya Golubkova, Pavel Polityuk and Denis Pinchuk

Wednesday, 28 Jan 2015 | 9:20 PM MYT

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine has a stronger hand to play at talks with Russia on gas supplies thanks to the fall in oil prices, which has dragged down gas prices, and after showing it can live on less.

Neither side wants to give way at talks on a new supply deal that are expected to start soon -- but both need each other.

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