BRUSSELS, Dhu-AlHijjah 12, 1436, Sep 26, 2015, SPA -- Russia, the European Union and Ukraine on Saturday initialed an agreement that is expected to maintain the supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine throughout the winter period, Tass reported. The arrangement document will be signed during next week. Regular trilateral consultations by Russia, the European Union and Ukraine over gas supplies to Ukraine and transit to Europe got underway in May 2014 after Russia canceled its discount off the price of gas for Ukraine. --SPA 11:05 LOCAL TIME 08:05 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w