" Naftogaz " has addressed in the Stockholm arbitration court with a claim to " Gazprom "
NJSC " Naftogaz of Ukraine " has filed a lawsuit in the Stockholm arbitration court, demanding the establishment of a fair and market prices for gas supplied by Gazprom to Ukraine, according to a press release of the Ukrainian organization.
From April 1 the price for gas for Ukraine has increased From 268, $ 5 to $ 485 per thousand cubic meters (provided by the contract from 2009) after you cancel 2 of discounts. Kiev insists on price in 268, 5 dollars.
" the lawsuit is also a demand to recover From " Gazprom " overpayment for the gas that the Russian monopoly has placed Naftogaz of Ukraine To 2010 ", - is informed in the report of the NAC. According to the results of " Naftogaz ", such overpaid amounts to 6 billion dollars.
before the first day of the week, Gazprom said in the Stockholm international arbitration court With a claim to " Naftogaz of Ukraine " about collecting of debts in the amount of 4, 5 billion dollars. In addition, the Russian holding company With 10. 00 Moscow time on Monday imposed a regime of payment of deliveries of gas to Ukraine. European consumers currently receive gas from Russia in full.
Regardless of the relations of Russia and Ukraine the Ukrainian economy in the next few years will not be able to do without Russian gas, because the alternatives in principle does not exist, emphasizes former Acting Premier of the government of Ukraine Sergey Arbuzov.