MOSCOW: Ukraine rebuffed a gas price offer from Russia on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), despite President Vladimir Putin warning that this would escalate the dispute, as key European Union (EU)-mediated talks ended in stalemate the same day.

The high-stakes negotiations in Brussels ended without a deal after five hours of haggling over a bitter gas feud which has seen Moscow threaten to cut supplies to Ukraine.

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