Kiev promised to pay in advance for 1 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia before the end of the week
Acting Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan said that Kiev until the end of the week may make an advance payment for 1 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia. " This gas will be consumed. We extracted from the reserves 109 million cubic meters daily and produced 55 million.. the Situation is such that little if We will be able to add to this, " said Sold, quoted by RIA " Novosti ". Above the head of the NJSC " Naftogaz of Ukraine Andriy Korolev said that Ukraine plans before the end of 2014 buy 1 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia. In October the results of the trilateral talks in Brussels, Russia, the EU and Ukraine signed the final agreement on gas supply and transit until March 2015. A legally recorded consensus, the cost of gas for Ukraine will be 378 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters until the end of 2014 and 385 USD per 1 thousand Cubic meters until March 2015. Novak said that Ukraine has agreed its funds for the prepayment of 4 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia during November - December.