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Ukraine's Prime Minister Criticizes Pipeline Law
February 07, 2007
Victor Yanukovych at EU headquarters in Brussels in September 2006 (epa)
Parliament passed the measure on February 6 after the pro-Western opposition accused Yanukovych of intending to hand over Ukraine's gas pipelines to Russia.
But Yanukovych said today his government had never discussed the existing gas-transport system with Russia -- only the possibility of building new pipelines.
(UNIAN, AP)