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EU’s united front on Russia falling amid gas needs

By George Jahn
Published July 8, 2014 3:53pm ET
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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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Europe European Union Natural Gas Russia Ukraine