Recent graduate from the School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia. Current producer for Global Journalist radio show on KBIA (NPR affiliated) with previous six years of professional background in broadcast for Russian state Channel "Channel Five".
In summer 2014, the U.S. and EU introduced several rounds of anti-Russia sanctions targeting the country’s wealthiest and most powerful government allies. In response, Russia introduced a trade embargo against some European states.
On Oct. 30, Russia, Ukraine and the EU finally agreed on the conditions under which Russian natural gas will be delivered to Europe and Ukraine this winter. The EU promised Ukraine financial aid, but it specified that Brussels won’t take on Ukraine’s financial responsibilities in case it can’t make payments.
Even though Russian gas giant Gazprom and its European partners don’t disclose the terms of gas import contracts, it is known that prices vary from country to country. We try to explain how these prices are set, and why there can be great differences in price even for neighboring countries.