EU’s united front on Russia falling amid gas needs

By George Jahn

Published July 8, 2014 3:53pm ET

EU’s united front on Russia falling amid gas needs — Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Slovenia's President Borut Pahor look at each other in Maribor, Slovenia, Tuesday, July 8, 2014, during the opening ceremony for a museum commemorating WWII camp for captured Soviet prisoners of war. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) | Darko Bandic

VIENNA (AP) — A clutch of countries is breaking ranks with the EU’s efforts to put economic and diplomatic pressure on Russia over Ukraine and building a pipeline meant to carry huge amounts of Russian gas to their doorstep.

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