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Russia's Gazprom planned to resume gas supplies to Europe Tuesday, with lines to be reopened by 7 a.m. GMT (2 a.m. ET), Russian media quoted a Gazprom official as saying.

The heads of Russia's Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogaz signed a new deal Monday to end a long, bitter dispute that has left many European countries running short of fuel during a frigid winter.

Russian gas could take 24 hours or more to reach Europe via Ukraine's pipeline system due to the large distance the gas needs to travel, experts say. Read full article »

CNN's Maxim Tkachenko and Michael Sefanov contributed to this report

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