Rapid Response

I've got some friends travelling to Belarus this week. One of them mentioned that Russia had cut off gas supplies to Belarus for non-payment of bills. The story is here.

Note the time of this report. A full 29 minutes later the BBC reports that Belarus and Russia have signed a deal!

The options I can think of for this amazing turn around are:
1) The first article was late - thanks BBC!
2) It got cold very quickly so thet had to sort something out QUICK!
3) The Belarussians heard that my friends were coming - worth pulling out the stops for. (Not surprising given that most people try and leave Belarus!)

Which do you think it was?