Ukraine continued to insist on a trilateral agreement on gas supplies from Russia
Ukraine continues to seek a trilateral agreement on gas supplies from Russia, said on the first day of the weekend the Minister of energy and coal industry Volodymyr demchyshyn.

Ukraine continues to seek a trilateral agreement on supplies of Russian gas, said on the first day of the weekend the Minister of energy and coal industry Volodymyr demchyshyn.
"We demand that the Treaty remained tripartite. This caused some doubt Gazprom and the Ministry of fuel and energy of the Russian Federation ", - he said in an interview with "Radio Liberty" reports the news Agency.
according to him, Kiev wants to " forge a consensus for the entire heating season, so inside the winter and not be just before the fact that the rules have changed ". In addition, the Ukrainian side insists on last year's formula, " which was enough economically justified ". Thus Demchyshyn sure that the output will be found." needless to say, We will come out of this situation. At the moment, time is very important to solve the question of their own Is to seek funds (for the purchase of gas) ". The Ukrainian government had previously stated about the necessity of signing a trilateral agreement on gas supplies between Ukraine, Russia and the European Commission. On July 31, the head of Ukrainian government Arseniy Yatsenyuk said about the critical situation in the energy sector of the country, noting that the Ministry of energy and the organization is not ready to supply people warm this winter. On 10 July, the Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn said that the completion of preparations For the heating season in Ukraine is not enough resources for the purchase of natural gas and coal. By the beginning of the second half of October Ukraine should have in UGS 18√20 billion cubic meters of gas for the normal passage of winter and the opportunity to purchase imported gas in the winter. Money from the EU will be enough to purchase 4 billion cubic meters of gas At a price of $ 247 per thousand cubic meters. The price has made the initiative of Gazprom in the 3rd quarter of 2015 (with a discount of $ 40), reversible gas costs the same. June 30 "Naftogaz of Ukraine" said that from 1 July 2015 shall suspend the purchase of gas from Gazprom to agree on the terms of delivery. Explaining the actions of Kiev, Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak said that the conclusion on suspension of gas purchases from Russia √ and political grounds for this.