" Naftogaz " this winter may buy from Gazprom to 5 billion cubic meters of gas, said the head of Ukrainian organizations Andrey Kobelev, quoted by Bloomberg.

Russia on Tuesday resumed gas supplies to Ukraine after a nearly six-month break. They were finished in mid-June because of the billions of dollars of debt Kiev.

" Naftogaz " December 5, transferred to Gazprom 378 million prepayment for delivery in early winter 1 billion cubic meters of gas, and before November 4, - 1, 45 billion dollars in partial repayment of old debts.

Korolev at the end of the second decade of November and has said that Ukraine in the winter can be purchased from Russia " from zero to 5 billion cubic meters of gas, depending on needs. The former head of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan, for its part, had stated that the country will try this winter to do without Russian gas and will buy it only if you cannot supply from other sources.

at the same time, the analysis of the Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak, Ukraine for the normal passage of winter and ensure uninterrupted transit to the European Union want to buy Gazprom has about 3 billion cubic meters of gas (excluding paid 1 billion cubic meters in December - I.e. Only 4 billion cubic meters).

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