Kiev threatens Russia with court action over gas contract

Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Tuesday his government would take Russia to court unless it agreed to a gas supply contract based on market prices. Duration: 01:20

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3 months ago

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World

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Europe, International Relations

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Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Oleksandr Turchynov

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Ukraine, Russia, Belgium, Europe, Moscow, Brussels, Kiev

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SHOTLIST BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, MAY 13, 2014 SOURCE: EBS *NO RESALE FOR NON-EDITORIAL PURPOSES* SOUNDBITE 1 - Arseniy Yatsenyuk (man), Ukraine's Prime Minister (English, 25 sec): "Russia annexed Crimea. Russia seized Ukrainian property. Tens or hundreds of billion of dollars, including state-owned oil and gas company "Chornomornaftogaz" which is 'Black oil and gas company'. They have stolen more than two billion cubic metres of Ukrainian natural gas." SOUNDBITE 2 - Arseniy Yatsenyuk (man), Ukraine's Prime Minister (English, 24 sec) "We sent to Russian Gazprom a pre-trial notification asking Russia urgently to revise the deal, which is to be based on market conditions. If Russia rejects this, we will bring Russia to court in Stockholm." -VAR signing of financial agreement and press conference KIEV, UKRAINE, 12 MAY 2014 SOURCE: AFPTV ANCA TEODORESCU SOUNDBITE 1 - Oleksandr Turchynov, acting Ukrainian president (Ukrainian, 13 sec): "Ukraine has a lot of problems on its way towards European integration and stabilisation because of Russia's aggressive policies." -VAR of inside and outside the Ukrainian Parliament -MS of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier meeting with Oleksandr Turchynov, acting Ukrainian president /// -------------------------------------------------------- AFP TEXT STORY: Kiev PM threatens court action, says Moscow steals Ukraine gas / Brussels (Belgium) - 13 May 2014 16:16 - AFP - Urgent Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Tuesday his government would take Russia to court unless it agreed to a gas supply contract based on market prices. Yatsenyuk, after meeting top European Union officials, also charged that after annexing Crimea in March, Russia has "seized Ukraine property including oil and gas (and) they have stolen two billion cubic metres of Ukraine gas." bur/bmm/lc