The US cherish the hope that the Russian Federation and Ukraine agree on gas
The US cherish the hope that the Russian Federation and Ukraine agree on the issue of gas supplies, told reporters on the last working day of the week, Commissioner of the state Department Marie Harf.
" We saw the message that progress had been made on the problem of gas. We hope that soon we will see achieved in the negotiations of the Treaty, " said Harf.
first Chapter of the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak said that Ukraine and Russia at the negotiations in Milan With the participation of authorized EU pre-agreed on all the major contentious issues " winter plan " for gas. So, agreed value 385 dollars per thousand cubic meters, gas supply to the mode of payment and repayment schedule. This leaves open the question about the sources of payment of these payments from Kiev.
Russia stopped the direct deliveries of gas to Ukraine on June 16 because of debts Kiev to Gazprom. Total debt of Ukraine for gas from Russia is Now 5, 3 billion dollars. Currently, Ukraine receives gas only reverse from Poland, Slovakia and Hungary.