Gazprom until not received from "Naftogaz of Ukraine" five hundred million dollars for the purchase of gas, told reporters the head of the Ministry of energy of Russia Alexander Novak.

"No," said Novak, responding to a question.

The Russian Federation, Ukraine and the EC on the last working day of the week in Brussels initialed, but not signed a legally binding Protocol on winter package, valid from 1 October 2015 to 31 March 2016. The head of "Gazprom" Alexei Miller expected that Naftogaz will start the purchase of gas from Russia already in October.

Protocol on winter package was sent for approval to the governments of Russia and Ukraine. According to the agreement, Ukraine undertook obyazatelstva to buy from Russia to 2 billion cubic meters of gas. Delivery financing will be secured through a credit of five hundred million dollars raised by Kiev, with the assistance of the EC. Russia will give Ukraine a discount to the contract price of gas in the amount of about $ 20 per thousand cubic meters.

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