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Russia has halted gas supplies to Ukraine

Ukraine imports nearly 60 percent of all its gas from Russia
Ukraine imports nearly 60 percent of all its gas from Russia © AFP/File Anatolii Stepanov

Moscow (AFP) - Russian gas company Gazprom said on Wednesday it was halting all natural gas supplies to Ukraine after Kiev announced the immediate suspension of Russian gas purchases the day earlier.

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"Ukraine did not pay for July gas supplies," Gazprom said in a statement. "Gazprom halted gas supplies to Ukraine from 10 am (0700 GMT) July 1," it said, stressing that no more gas would be sent to the conflict-torn ex-Soviet country without prepayment.

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