Gazprom received from Naftogaz 1, 45 billion dollars in debt
Gazprom confirms receipt from Naftogaz of the first tranche 1, 45 billion dollars in debt for gas, said the official representative of Gazprom Sergei Kupriyanov. Gazprom received from credit institutions confirm the transfer of funds from the NJSC " Naftogaz of Ukraine " in the amount of 1, 45 billion dollars in repayment of the debt for first gas from Russia, " Kupriyanov said, quoted by RIA " Novosti ". Yesterday the management of Naftogaz of Ukraine stated that the listed Russian Gazprom 1, 45 billion dollars in the first tranche of the debt for gas. Before the government of Ukraine has allowed the company to use funds from 3, $ 1 billion set aside on account in the national Bank of Ukraine, for payments to the Russian Gazprom in the framework of the agreements signed in Brussels on 30 October. On the first day of the weekend Kiev agreed with the international monetary Fund that will pay for gas from Russia in the winter of its own foreign currency reserves. Remember, the tripartite negotiations in Brussels, Russia, the EU and Ukraine signed the final agreement on gas supply and transit until March 2015. A legally recorded consensus, the cost of gas for Ukraine will be 378 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters until the end of 2014 and 385 USD per 1 thousand Cubic meters until March 2015. Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Ukraine has agreed its funds for the prepayment of 4 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia during November-December.