Dvorkovich: the EU until not going to give Ukraine financial guarantees for gas purchases in Russia
The European Union until puts on the agenda the provision of financial guarantees to Ukraine to resume gas purchases in Russia, said Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich at the meeting with the Vice-President of the European Commission on energenius marasem Sefcovic.
the question was discussed at the meeting to provide the European Commission of financial guarantees for Ukraine to buy gas from Russia, Deputy Prime Minister replied: "They deal with financial issues, so to speak. I was called the word guarantee, but They are working on the issue of payment, "reports RIA" Novosti ". As stated ?ef?ovi? on 27 August, the European Commission hopes that Ukraine does not fully Fund the purchase of gas on the new winter package. Before the last working day of the week Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak said that if Ukraine asks for a discount on gas, the question has the opportunity to be considered. Discount for the production and delivery of gas from Russia to Ukraine, which was provided by the Russian government in June this year, ending September 30. Novak also said that Ukraine buys gas on the reverse for 20-30 dollars for 1 thousand cubic meters is more expensive than gas from Russia. On Wednesday the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the Ukrainian underground gas storages (UGS) accumulated 14, 5 billion cubic meters of gas, but not enough to get through the heating season.