The Russian side agreed to the signing of the tripartite Protocol With Ukraine and the European Commission on gas just in case this document will define the mutual obligations of all three parties, said the head of the Russian Ministry of energy Alexander Novak, September eleven will meet in Vienna With the Vice-President of the European Commission (EC) energenius marasem Sefcovic. "Our colleagues relentlessly pushing for the signing of a Protocol on the autumn-winter period. If this Protocol will identify the obligations of all three parties, mutual obligations, then such a document is, in principle, possible. If it will be just about any approaches to forming the discounts on gas, then of course it does not suit us, we have all these processes and so specified by the current contract. We will discuss all these issues. Time a bit since the autumn-winter period has come, and the gas in UGS of Ukraine of today is not enough, "said Novak in conversation television" ". According to the Minister, Now in UGS of Ukraine pumped about fifteen billion cubic meters, whereas it ought to fifteen October to have 19 billion." there was a month, at the same levels as today Ukraine produces and performs a reverse from Slovakia, is clearly not going to miss about three billion cubic meters ", - said Novak. Speaking about the possibility of provision by Russia of the Ukrainian side discounts on gas, Novak said, because it can only be in the case of provision of Ukraine and the respective obligations of the EC. From December 2014 to March 2015 acted "winter package" on the gas agreements between Russia, Ukraine and the EC. In the 2nd quarter of 2015 "Gazprom" and "Naftogaz of Ukraine" interacted on the basis of the additional agreement to the basic contract. In the 3rd quarter of Naftogaz does not purchase gas from Russia, because he was not satisfied with the price, even With the discount. Currently Ukraine is actively seeking means of the Western investors to procure the required amount of gas and pumping it into underground storage facilities for the autumn-winter season. "If the European Commission will provide funding, attraction of funds of credit institutions, as the Ukrainian side, as you know, at the moment an apparent lack of resources to pay for gas from Russia, then we are able to give a discount, which would