SOCHI, December 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he and the Ukrainian leader had agreed not to politicize the issue of Russian natural gas deliveries to Ukraine.
"I have just talked to Yushchenko," Putin said. "We will not politicize the issue. Business and energy are one thing, and politics is another."
"Yushchenko said such issues must not be politically motivated, and I absolutely agree with him. There is a market, and the terms must be equal for all. All our partners must enjoy equal terms," the Russian president said.
