Ukraine expects in the 3rd quarter of 2015 the price of gas from Russia to 295-296 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters, compared with less than $ 250 for the European gas produced on the reverse, said the head of Ministry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn. "We reverse buy gas at 250 and below, of dollars, according to the formula of the gas price from Russia for the third quarter should be somewhere 295-296 dollars. Extra 40 dollars to overpay just impractical. We're just not going to buy it, "said Demchyshyn, quoted by RIA" Novosti ". "I think We get a discount on Russian gas). The progress of the negotiations, which is, does not provide grounds to say that We don't get a discount, " said the Minister." I think that in Russia, the price will be lower than in Europe. If the citizens of Russia want it (gas) to sell, they required us to provide a market price, " - said Demchyshyn. June 4, Minister of energy of Russia Alexander Novak said that the Russian government is discussing the issue of gas prices for Ukraine, for the period from 1 July discount can be granted for one or two quarters, Before the end of 2015. On Thursday, the press service of the European Commission reported that the European Union States will help Ukraine with loans for the purchase of gas from Russia in the winter. Prior to this, the Minister of energy of Russia Alexander Novak said that the draft tripartite Protocol on Russian gas supplies to Ukraine provides for the volumes of gas in Ukrainian underground gas storages (UGS) in early winter in a volume of Over 19 billion cubic meters. As reported by Novak, the obligations of the Ukrainian side for the purchase and injection of gas into storage under the ground and the allocation of the EU bailout for these purposes are required to enter into a new package of gas agreements that can be signed on the results of the upcoming meeting of the Russia - Ukraine - European Commission.