"We will not know for certain until tax receipts are in in April, but it appears that the debt limit could expire in mid=May," said Smith, a Missouri Republican. The debt ceiling is the legal ...

MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. Russian energy giant Gazprom has confirmed the receipt of $1.65 billion from Ukraine as repayment of its gas debts, Gazprom spokesman Sergey Kupiyanov said on Wednesday.