BRUSSELS—European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso urged Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday to prevent any delays in payments for Russian gas that might affect gas flows to EU citizens.
"President Barroso stressed that it is absolutely essential that there are no blockages within the Ukrainian system on the payment of gas supplies from Russia," a Commission spokesman said after a telephone conversation between the presidents.
"European citizens must not be subject to further disruptions of gas supplies from Russia through Ukraine," the spokesman told Reuters.
The spokesman said Barroso had expressed concern that the International Monetary Fund's programme for financial support to Ukraine was not on track and said this could adversely affect Ukraine's economic stability.
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