Gazprom is not going to fine Ukraine for the gas shortage, said the Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn on the results of the tripartite talks on gas in Brussels.
"The parties agree that the Ukrainian side will consume as much as she prepaid", he said, reports RIA " Novosti ". The current gas contract between Gazprom and Naftogaz contains the take or pay (take or pay), According to which the Ukrainian side must pay the stated amount of gas, even if the demand will be lower. In before the last working day of the week the head of the Ministry of energy Alexander Novak said that April 1 will continue to operate the take-or-pay regime. Demchyshyn said that today the Ukrainian Side there is no need to buy gas from Russia and Kiev at the present time there is no need to purchase a large volume." The amount that we paid, they were sufficient to ensure its consumption. As needed we will do the following pre-payment, " replied Demchyshyn.


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