Trilateral Ministerial meeting on gas in the format of Russia-Ukraine-EC started in Brussels, told reporters the official authorized the Ministry of energy of Russia. The head of the Ministry of energy of Russia before his meeting with Oettinger told reporters that he hoped for documenting Tuesday Milan agreements with Ukraine on gas supplies from Russia in the period Before the end of March. Sold to comment refrained, reports RIA " Novosti ". Prior to that, held a bilateral meeting, the Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of energy, g?nther Oettinger with the energy Ministers of Russia and Ukraine Alexander Novak and Yuri sold. First on Tuesday, it was announced that the European Commission (EC) will deal with the IMF, the question of the allocation of Ukraine additional loan of 2 billion euros, which was asked in Kiev. On the first day of the week German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, you need to find the funds to provide loan to Ukraine in order to ensure uninterrupted gas supply. Centuries Putin drew attention on the last working day of the week that the Russian Federation is going to meet the debts of Ukraine for gas and hopes that the EU will provide Ukraine assistance in overcoming the cash gap. First Minister of foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Lubomir Zaoralek said that the European Union States may give Ukraine to pay for gas debts subject to a number of political and economic conditions. Remember, October 17, Putin said that the Russian Federation has lost at least 5, $ 5 billion debt of Ukraine, but we are ready to calculate the price of gas " retroactively " to the benefit of $ 100. Putin said that Moscow and Kiev agreed on the terms of resumption of gas supplies to Ukraine at least in the winter.