" Naftogaz " will start payments to Gazprom, when Kiev will need gas

Naftogaz received from Gazprom invoice for prepayment of gas supplies, however, starts to make payments if Ukraine will need to start buying gas from Russia, informs " Naftogaz ".

" We took account, We will pay only the amount of gas that we have the opportunity to need, " he told the Ukrainian edition of " Apostrophe " in the organization, not explaining the size of the invoice. In the " Naftogaz " added that gas purchases prepaid Gazprom have the opportunity to begin only when necessary.

on Wednesday the Head of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan said that Ukraine until not need Russian gas, will buy it in the winter depending on the weather, and hopes to do without him." Naftogaz also said that it will buy gas from Gazprom during the coming winter as needed, and a major supplier of gas to Ukraine will remain a European organization.

The head of " Gazprom " Alexey Miller had stated that in addition to the contract with Naftogaz signed in Brussels on the night of 31st October as part of the winter package, were defined and recorded volumes that Ukraine plans to pay 2 billion cubic meters of gas in November and 2 billion cubic meters of gas at the beginning of winter.

Ukraine, Russia and the EU Commissioners on the negotiations in Brussels came to an agreement on gas supplies from Russia, Ukraine and ensuring its uninterrupted transit to the European Union in the winter. Signed an intergovernmental Protocol provides for the repayment of Ukraine before the end of year 3, 1 billion of 5, 3 billion dollars of debt and the purchase of " Gazprom " additional amounts for the winter on a prepayment basis.

Naftogaz 4 November already transferred to the account of " Gazprom " 1, 45 billion dollars in the first tranche of debt repayment, and Gazprom confirmed receipt of these funds.


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