An EU anti-monopoly ruling protects Ukraine’s practice of buying Russian gas that has made a U-turn through Slovakia.

An EU anti-monopoly ruling protects Ukraine’s practice of buying Russian gas that has made a U-turn through Slovakia. Settling a 7-year dispute, Gazprom must give up any restrictions on reselling gas among countries and must drop country restrictions on its gas sales. In lieu of hitting the Russian company with large fines, the EU decision puts rules in place to guarantee that Central and Eastern European countries pay gas prices on par with Western Europe, which has a more competitive gas market.