On Saturday at the end of talks … the following accord was reached: in the first quarter of next year supplies will be provided at the same price and volume as exist in the current contract.

At the moment, Ukraine is completely fulfilling its commitments to European consumers regarding gas delivery and will do its best to fulfill those commitments.

On Saturday at the end of talks … the following accord was reached: in the first quarter of next year supplies will be provided at the same price and volume as exist in the current contract.

I would say that the first quarter of next year probably has already been doomed by this episode,

[Talks have reached a critical stage and negotiators need to reach a deal on agriculture in the next two weeks if efforts to restart the Doha round by the end of the year are to succeed.] Some speak of a deadlock in the talks, ... I prefer to talk of a padlock, and the key is in the hands of the EU.

That's been our trademark all year long. It's not always in the first quarter or in the first half, but usually by the fourth we've been able to turn things in our favor.