The government of the Russian Federation after official request of the Ukrainian side decided to provide it to the third quarter a discount on gas at about $ 40 per thousand cubic meters, which resulted in a value for "Naftogaz" will remain at the level of the second quarter to $ 247, said the Prime Minister Medvedev D. A.. "From the Ukrainian side received a petition with petition to extend discounts. This for us is to be expected in view of the difficult situation in the economy, which they have developed