Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak attends a news conference in Moscow, October 31, 2014. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Russia would halt gas supplies to Ukraine if it did not receive advance payment, raising the possibility of onward deliveries to Europe being disrupted for the fourth time in a decade.
Criticising Ukraine for cutting off gas to eastern regions where separatists have risen up against Kiev's rule, he said:
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