Ukraine must first pay the debt in 1, 95 billion dollars, only then Ukraine will be able to receive gas prepayment, said on the first day of the week, the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller at a press conference.

" Ukraine must repay the debt, and Ukraine introduced a system of control payment, all further volumes which will be delivered to Ukraine, shall first be paid ", - he explained.

" The first step is to repay debt of Ukraine. If someone thinks that the debts he left behind and now we will pay just ahead, it is not. The debt must be repaid. That is, in any case, the situation that 4, 5 billion dollars behind us, we do not clear when it means, obtain, and now we are going to pay a Deposit and to receive gas. No. Have to repay the debt ", - noticed Miller.

He showed that the story is not about the debt in full, " and about the debt, which was named, is 1 billion 951 million dollars."

" That is, as long as Ukraine has not paid 1 billion 951 million dollars, any advances not save Ukraine?", - explained the correspondent Miller at a press conference.

" Ukraine rescues repayment of debts, " said Miller." for the debts to be paid ", - he added.

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