BERLIN, March 31 (RIA Novosti) - The European...
Russia would soon send its gas transportation proposals to both the European Union and Ukraine."We need to create a proper legal basis, so that such issues do not create difficulties for us in the future," he said, while calling the Brussels talks "questionable."
"Dividing up a product that does not belong to you is not possible. It is equally impossible to build a viable gas transportation system without the country that produces the gas," he said, adding that Russia was ready to engage in talks on the issue with the EU and Ukraine.
Medvedev also warned that Russia would take into account Ukraine's pipeline agreement with the EU in considering Kiev's request for a $5 billion loan.
Moscow has delayed inter-governmental talks with Kiev, and threatened to review energy ties with Europe if its interests are disregarded.
Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko has said on several occasions that Russia is welcome to invest in the modernization
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