Europe could be plunged into an energy crisis this winter if last-ditch talks on Oct. 29 fail to see Russia resume gas flows to Ukraine. Russia severed gas supplies to Ukraine in June in a payment dispute that was aggravated by Moscow's incursions into the east Ukraine this year.
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CNBC: Ukraine-Russia gas talks could leave EU in the cold
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite speaks during a welcoming ceremony for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel \"Independence\" in Klaipeda on Oct. 27, 2014.