Leaving the post of European Commissioner for energy Gunther Oettinger the radio station Deutschlandfunk expressed the hope that agreement on gas relations between Russia and Ukraine will improve.
" currently, we first took a step in a different direction - a step up from escalation and conflict to de-escalate and confidence, " said Ettinger." may be, on an ongoing basis, you can begin to make further steps towards the settlement of bilateral relations, their normalization "He added, reports TASS." Now we have a little time, not to sit idly by, but calm dialogue about long-term transformation of contractual relations, " the EU official said, explaining the Brussels consensus. According to the results of the trilateral talks in Brussels, Russia, the EU and Ukraine signed the final agreement on gas supply and transit until March 2015. Consensus on fixed winter gas plan involve the resumption of gas supplies from Russia, Ukraine and ensure uninterrupted transit to the European Union in the winter. It provides for the repayment of Ukraine before the end of year 3, 1 billion of 5, $ 3 billion of debt and purchase from Gazprom additional volumes for the winter on a prepayment basis. A legally recorded consensus, the cost of gas to Ukraine until the end of 2014 will amount to 378 USD per cubic meter. Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Ukraine has agreed its funds for the prepayment of 4 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia during November-December.

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