* Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko proposed freezing prices for Russian natural gas supplies to Ukraine until January 10, when the relevant talks resume
* Russian energy giant Gazprom said the Ukrainian president's proposal to freeze natural gas prices until January 10 was unacceptable
* President Yushchenko said Ukraine was introducing a special regime to ensure Russian gas flowed to Ukraine and Europe until a contract was signed with Russia
* A representative of the European Commission said he did not think Russian natural gas supplies to the European Union would be disrupted
* The Russian Foreign Ministry said the Swiss Supreme Court had made the right decision to extradite former Russian Nuclear Energy Minister Yevgeny Adamov to his homeland
