The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine blesed tripartite Protocol on gas supplies in winter
The Ukrainian government has approved a tripartite Protocol on gas supplies from Russia in the winter, said the Deputy Minister of energy of Ukraine Vadim Alida. about it informs RIA " Novosti ". First Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that Ukraine is ready to pay for the delivered gas from Russia at a price of 268 USD per 1 thousand Cubic meters, Kiev has a means - 3, $ 1 billion. Above the head of the Ministry of energy of Russia Alexander Novak said that the Russian Federation and Ukraine agreed on the basic rules for the resumption of gas supplies to Ukraine in the winter. He also said that the European Commission fully supported the position of the capital of Russia in the settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute. Remember, on Wednesday held a trilateral meeting on gas between Russia, Ukraine and the EU. After Novak said that Kiev promised Moscow to find the means to pay for delivery in winter 4 billion cubic meters of gas. 21 October in Brussels and could not sign a temporary gas contract between Russia and Ukraine. While the EC submitted a proposal to the European Company bought gas for Ukraine and resold it. However, the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said that Moscow does not consider the emergence of a European intermediary company that would buy gas on the border of Russia and Ukraine. According to Novak, the meeting Russia is configured to achieve a final agreement and signing documents with Ukraine.