Ukraine ? Ukraine approved a deal Thursday that will provide it with some of the cheapest supplies of imported natural gas in the former Soviet Union, ending what had been a bitter feud with Moscow over prices.

Under the deal, Ukraine will receive 34 billion cubic meters of Russian and Central Asian gas this year at a price of $95 per 1,000 cubic meters, state-controlled gas company Naftogaz said – a nearly twofold increase for Ukraine but far less than the $230 it would pay if it was getting only Russian gas.

The agreement appears to represent a major victory for Ukraine, which initially had been promised the $95 price only for the first six months of this year.