Ukraine can pass the upcoming heating season without the resumption of imports of Russian natural gas Under the condition that persists the rate of fuel supply in reverse directions from Europe, said the Minister of energy and coal industry Yuriy Prodan.
" depending on how we will implement events to reduce the consumption of gas in the country), will be able to get through the cold season without gas from Russia. Provided however, that will have a reverse supply from the mill of Europe, and they will not be reduced, " said the Minister, quoted by ITAR-TASS. The Minister said that Ukraine is preparing for " complex hard winter ". According to Sold, Ukraine is considering the possibility of increasing imports of coal, as well as among them from South Africa." to date, we have concluded a contract for about 1 million tons from South Africa, we plan in case you need to increase these volumes, but all will depend on development of the situation, " the Minister said. Sold said that Ukraine is not supplied coal production from the mines, which are located on the East of the country and controlled by militias." Ukraine does not receive from this site nor ton of coal, " said Sold. On Tuesday, the Ministry of energy of Russia was called for holding on the next week tripartite meeting on the issues of gas supplies between Russia, the EU and Ukraine. The Russian Federation and the European Commission agreed to conduct a complex analysis of the situation in the gas sector of Ukraine and submit their proposals. When this charge of energy Vice-President of the European Commission g?nter Oettinger hopes that in October, the parties reached a compromise, or at least to find an intermediate solution in the issue of gas supplies. Remember, June 16 from 10. 00 GMT Gazprom has entered the mode of payment for the supply and stop supplying gas to Ukraine. The pipeline is only intended for transit to the European Union blue fuel in the amount of 185 million cubic meters per day. For information on 16 September, the debt of Naftogaz of Ukraine to Gazprom is 5, 3 billion dollars.

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