Maria Kniazeva. The European Commission hopes before the end of Tuesday to get answers from Russia and Ukraine on the possibility of using the proposed last Friday on a tripartite Ministerial talks in Berlin plan, which will give the opportunity to take risks for gas transit from Russia to the European Union during the coming winter, said Last news press-Secretary of the EC.

" The European Commission has sent a draft proposal of the Moscow and Kiev. The next step - the Russian and Ukrainian authorities will give us his explanation before the end of today ", - said the head of the Department.

These notes will form the basis of the next tripartite meeting on gas issues between representatives of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the EU, which is scheduled for the end of the week." Date as long as no ", said the Commissioner of the EC.

Russia, Ukraine and the European Union on a tripartite Ministerial talks in Berlin on the last working day of the week could fundamentally agree on a plan that will give you the opportunity to take risks for gas transit from Russia to the European Union during the coming winter. He has absorbed, for example, the provisions on redemption of the Kiev part of the debt for the consumed gas from Russia, the obligations of Ukraine to buy gas from Russia a certain amount of gas during the winter period at a certain price.

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