Russia says Ukraine agrees to fill gas storage for transit flow


VIENNA (Reuters) - Ukraine has agreed to pump enough gas into its storage facilities to maintain pressure in the system for Russian gas to reach Europe in winter, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday.

Around 40 percent of Russian gas exports to the European Union traverses Ukraine.

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