Sold: Ukraine can do without gas supplies from Russia, if the winter is warm
Ukraine At the confluence of a number of favorable circumstances nourishes hope to do without Russian gas nearest winter, told reporters energy Minister Yuriy Prodan.
" There may not be enough depending on the temperature. But we now have certain capabilities of reverse gas supplies from Europe, and in certain circumstances we May run out of gas, " said Sold on the sidelines of the meeting of the heads of the Customs Union with the President of Ukraine and EU representatives.
However, he acknowledged that, if necessary, to increase the amount of the reverse would be possible " only if " Gazprom " will go to the European principles on the gas market ".
" Then everything will be fine and reliability of supply in the European Union and reliability of gas supply to Ukraine. But, unfortunately, Gazprom until not want to go on European principles, " said Sold. First Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that Ukraine in the beginning of winter you need to buy from Russia an estimated 5 billion cubic meters of gas.
according to the statements of the Ukrainian authorities, for the normal autumn-winter period and the implementation of the uninterrupted transit of Ukraine need to accumulate in storage until mid-October 18-20 billion cubic meters of gas. Information received " Ukrtransgaz ", on August eleven in Ukrainian storages was fifteen, 183 billion cubic meters of gas.
After long and fruitless negotiations with Russian Gazprom on June 16, translated " Naftogaz " to advance, and now in the Ukrainian gas transport system are only transit volumes destined for Europe. The total debt of Naftogaz to Gazprom (excluding debt liabilities under " take or pay " ) is currently 5, 296 billion.