(Reuters) - A mild winter in Europe means the continent is less reliant on Russian gas pumped through Ukraine than in past years, easing worries that the crisis in Ukraine could hurt supplies.
Russia has made clear it is unhappy with developments in Ukraine, where its friend President Viktor Yanukovich has been toppled. Although there has been no official statement so far suggesting Moscow might cut off gas supplies, it has done so in the past when negotiating prices with Kiev.
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