Putin Expected to Sign China Gas Deal as Crisis Forces Hand

Putin Expected to Sign China Gas Deal as Crisis Forces Hand:

Vladimir Putin is more likely to sign a 30-year deal to supply pipeline gas to China next month after more than a decade of false starts because the crisis in Ukraine is forcing Russia to look for markets outside Europe

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-09/putin-seen-signing-china-gas-deal-as-crisis-forces-russia-s-hand.html