In the current circumstances, Ukraine has to rely only on what the upcoming winter will be mild, according to a former Prime Minister of the country Mykola Azarov.

"Hope and good (warm) winter that it will be warmer than winter 2014-2015 But if it will be colder than last year's, only 1-2C, the problems and a very large secured," - said politician on his page century

According to him, Ukraine has already missed the time to prepare for the winter and do not have time to buy gas in the required quantity. In addition, coal in the country has also not.

"With all responsibility I declare - never in 24 years of its existence Ukraine did not join in the winter so unprepared even with the lack of the necessary emergency fuel reserves ", - said Azarov.

Russia, Ukraine and the EC on September 25, initialled a tripartite Protocol on winter package of gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine. According to the agreements reached in Brussels, Ukraine has assumed obyazatelstva to buy from Russia to 2 billion cubic meters of gas. Funding for these supplies will be provided through a credit of five hundred million dollars raised by Ukraine with the help of the EC. Russia will give Ukraine a discount to the contract price of gas in the amount of about 20 dollars per thousand cubic meters.

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