Kiev presumably not enough 2, $ 6 billion for the purchase of gas to fill the stores in the coming summer, told reporters a source close to the leadership of the European Commission (EC).
Ukraine buys gas on an advance payment from Gazprom and European institutions on the reverse, the source explained to correspondents. To sell gas from storage, the Ukrainian side will be able only in winter, "for this reason, a gap is formed payments, which we estimate at approximately 2, 6 billion dollars," he said.
according to him, Ukraine has said the EC about the shortage of funds for the purchase of gas to fill the stores in the coming summer.
Ukraine will not be able to fill their gas only with the reverse, he added.
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