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Gas Conflict EU Russia Ukraine Interview

'Gas crisis unlikely to be resolved soon'

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Published 16 January, 2009, 22:44

“It’s unlikely that the crisis will be resolved soon,” believes Dmitry Suslov, a political analyst with the Council for Foreign and Defence Policy in Moscow.

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“It takes time to arrange a scheme which will help prevent gas being stolen and tackle some other complicated issues,” Suslov says.

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