Russia and Ukraine have agreed “in principle” a new gas-transit deal, with the details to be finalized on Friday, senior European Commission official Maros Sefcovic said Thursday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The agreement should end uncertainty over whether Russian gas supplies via Ukraine to Europe could be disrupted from the start of 2020. After hours of talks brokered by the European Commission in Berlin, Sefcovic said: “I am very glad to say we have reached agreement in principle on all key elements, which is very positive news for Europe, for Russia, for Ukraine and for the gas market.” Sefcovic said the agreement in principle would be discussed in Moscow and Kyiv, and would be approved by the two governments before proceeding to the formal signature. Russian energy minister Alexander Novak said the parties had prepared the draft of a […]