Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom has cut natural gas supplies to the Ukraine by 35%. The Ukraine's state energy firm Naftogaz said that supplies had been cut from a quarter to a third. The reduction occurred just hours after its chairman and Kremlin candidate Dmitry Medvedev won Russia's presidential election. Gazprom says it has failed to reach a compromise with Ukraine over a $600 million debt for previous supplies. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) GAZPROM SPOKESMAN SERGEI KUPRIYANOV SAYING: "Gazprom is a reliable gas supplier, but we cannot and won't supply gas without payment. At the moment the Ukraine's gas debt question remains unresolved, this concerns gas which has already been supplied. There are no agreements signed, and up to this moment and without an agreement signed, we have supplied 1 billion and 900 million cubic metres of Russian gas to the Ukraine." Ukrainian officials say they have paid the debt in full. Gazprom has often threatened to cut gas supplies during previous...
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