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was prepared to give Russian companies access to the privatization of the Ukrainian aviation industry and energy sector in 2006, during Yanukovych"s second term as prime minister. The deal was not completed before Yanukovych lost his post.Last Friday, the Russian and Ukrainian governments approved new gas agreements reached by Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and its Ukrainian partners. The details of the deal have not been disclosed.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said last week gas discounts for Ukraine were possible, and Ukraine offered various cooperation projects in return.
During his election campaign, Yanukovych vowed to improve relations with Russia and renegotiate the January 2009 deal on gas supplies, which increased the price Ukraine paid for Russian gas, straining the country"s troubled finances.
Ukraine asked Russia to lower the gas price to $250, or at least $260 per 1,000 cu m. The ex-Soviet republic currently
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