NJSC " Naftogaz of Ukraine hopes that in 2016 the share of gas from Russia in the overall balance of Ukraine imported gas will drop to 25%, said the head of " Naftogaz " Andrey Korolev on the last working day of the week in the evening the air.

" Victory is when the gas balance of Ukraine, I think It's really in 2016, the share of gas imports from Russia will be of total gas imports no more than 25%. This is what we must achieve, " said Korolev.

according to him, Kyiv must continue to diversify gas supplies, as well as among them, It concerns the increase of the reverse gas from Europe.

Ukraine, Russia and the EU Commissioners on the negotiations in Brussels on the night on Friday reached agreement on gas supplies from Russia, Ukraine and ensuring its uninterrupted transit to the European Union in the winter. The Protocol provides for the repayment of Ukraine before the end of year 3, 1 billion of 5, 3 billion dollars of debt and the purchase of " Gazprom " additional amounts for the winter on a prepayment basis.

before Ukraine received the Russian " blue fuel " for postpaid system. Because debts are not promptly extinguished and their amount reached several billion dollars, Moscow was forced to translate Kiev on a prepaid system. Then Ukraine received fuel reverse from Europe, however, these volumes the country was not enough.

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