Russian commission approves setting minimum price for vodka
A Russian government commission has approved plans to set a minimum price for vodka, the latest step in a campaign led by President Dmitry Medvedev to crack down on alcohol abuse, local news agencies reported.
Russia will price its gas supplies to Ukraine in line with European levels at an average 280 US dollars per 1,000 cubic meters in 2010, the Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on Wednesday.