Slovak PM: Russia says gas to Europe via Ukraine could be stopped


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  • Friday, 16 May 2014

Pro-Russian rebels temporarily reinforce trenches at a fortified rebel-held position on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk May 15, 2014. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has informed multiple European states that gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine may be halted as of June 1 if Kiev does not pay its bills, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday.

Fico, speaking to reporters after meeting NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said the most pressing threat facing Slovakia was the question of deliveries from Russia that pass through Ukraine.

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