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Bulgaria halts work on gas pipeline after US talks
Bulgaria halts work on gas pipeline after US talksBBC
8 June 2014 Last updated at 12:30 ET
Bulgaria has previously said it is being targeted as a means of retaliating against Russia
Bulgaria is to halt work on its Russian-backed South Stream gas pipeline following criticism from the EU and US.
Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski announced that he had "ordered all work to be stopped".
"We will decide on further developments following consultations with Brussels," he said after meeting with US senators.
The Gazprom-financed pipeline would ship gas to western Europe via the Balkans, thus avoiding Ukraine.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27755032
