Ukraine's president Viktor Yushchenko (R) and Prime Minister Yuri Yekhanurov speak to journalists in front of Ukraine's pipeline operator Ukrtransgaz in Kiev January 1, 2006. Russia cut gas supplies to Ukraine on Sunday in a dispute that could hit deliveries to a wintry Europe just as Moscow takes over as chairman of the Group of Eight wanting to showcase its role as a reliable energy source. REUTERS/Mykola Lazarenko/Pool