Summary
The EU said it hoped for a "positive outcome" in talks in Brussels Monday between the Russian and Ukrainian energy ministers aimed at resolving a gas supply dispute threatening deliveries to Europe.
The European Union receives about a third of its gas from Russia, with half that amount transiting via Ukraine pipelines.
The European Commission has said it expected both sides to continue to respect a "winter package" deal mediated by the EU late last year which guaranteed Russian gas supplies to Ukraine through the end of March.
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