Ukraine’s prime minister said the country must wean itself off foreign natural gas within 10 years, offering tax breaks as an incentive to private companies. “Ukraine has to provide itself with domestic gas production within 10 years by reducing the consumption and increasing the domestic production,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said. Trilateral talks between European, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators collapsed last week in Vienna. The energy relationship between Ukraine and Russia has been strained at least since 2006, when Ukrainian debt issues prompted Russian energy company Gazprom to cut gas supplies through the country. The Kremlin during last week’s debate opted to keep prices for Ukraine unchanged from the second quarter, which included a $40 […]