Ukraine in the case of agreements may for two months to upload 5 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia, But Kiev may need several smaller, said the Head of Ministry of energy of Ukraine Yuriy Sold correspondents in Brussels on the last working day of the week.

" during October-November (you can upload 5 billion cubic meters of Russian gas), and there is a question whether even Ukraine five, up to five. This question currently there is also debatable. Enough two months to upload and 5 billion, but is it necessary to number five today, it is a question, I think optimal is about five, " said Sold.

Gas dialogues authorized Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission was held in Berlin on 26 September after a break of more than 3 months. They were discussed for the period until the end of March " winter plan ", which predusmatrivaet translation Kiev this year 3, $ 1 billion in debt for gas from Russia and the supply Gazprom Ukraine 5 billion cubic meters of gas on the basis of pre-payment at the price of 385 dollars per thousand cubic meters.

But Kiev has several claims to this interim plan, designed to take the risks to the flow of gas transit from Russia to the EU through Ukraine during the coming winter. For example, it offers its own repayment schedule 3, 1 billion of debt and do not agree with the Russian-proposed mechanism of providing discounts to the price of $ 100 per thousand cubic meters due to customs duties.

on 1 October in Ukrainian storage facilities there are 16, 7 billion cubic meters of gas. The head of " Gazprom " Alexei Miller last week said that UGS Ukraine lacks 7, 5 billion cubic meters of gas. According to the Russian side for the smooth passage of the coming winter Ukraine at the beginning of the heating season (mid-October) ought to have in storage 18 billion cubic meters of working gas.

However, as was explained Last news official representative of " Gazprom " Sergei Kupriyanov, about 5 billion cubic meters of gas in underground gas storages, the so-called Buffer gas, which can not be used. The buffer gas is continuously placed in storage and is not retrieved from storage in the course of their operation.

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