BRUSSELS -- EU-brokered talks with Russia and Ukraine finished Wednesday without an accord as Kiev dug in over how to fix a gas price that it said would depend too much on Moscow's tenuous goodwill.
The latest round, which began on a more positive note after Russian giant Gazprom (IW 1000/16) extended to Monday a threatened gas cut-off, broke up with all three parties explaining their positions separately, highlighting continued deep differences.
EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said that in his opinion the talks had established some common ground on price, delivery volumes and duration into 2015.
"We should use our remaining days [to Monday] to our advantage," Oettinger said, adding that all parties, including at heads of state, would remain in contact in an effort to reach an accord.
