The program its a deal in principle and one that will have many people feel really after hours of discussions Russia Ukraine and the European Union have reached a tentative gas deal that go into effect on the 1st of january the deal was brokered right here in berlin. These pipes are front and center of a geopolitical crisis natural gas is supposed to be sent from russia to germany to supply the e. U. With one of its Major Energy Sources the north stream and nordstrom to pipelines. Bypass ukraine and safe on billions in transit fees that are currently a major source of income for the neighboring country not to rely entirely on the north rim Delivery System russia still wants to send some gas through ukraine asked for ukraine the country depends on gas from russia but must call has weaponized its supply in the past cutting it off repeatedly in the 1990 s. Russian president putin says similar action is no longer planned. We are not going to sign any kind of contract with ukraine in order