Tripartite dialogues Russia, the European Union and Ukraine started in Brussels, said a Source in the European delegations on the sidelines of the meeting. "The trilateral meeting began, it was preceded by bilateral dialogues with the European Commission, the Russian and Ukrainian parties ", √ he said, reports news Agency. The source confirmed that " all participants in the negotiations aimed at the conclusion of today's final agreement on prices and conditions of supply and transit of gas from Russia ". in the decree of the Cabinet of Russia reported that the cost of Russian gas for Ukraine in the fourth quarter after the discount will amount to 227, 36 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters. In this case voiced by Gazprom's contract price of Russian gas for Ukraine in the fourth quarter is 252 dollars per 1 thousand Cubic meters. So, the discount can be 24, $ 64 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters. Kiev called the price " close to fair ". It was also announced that the Ukrainian side insists on consolidating the agreements with Russia on gas in the additional agreement to the contract with Gazprom. On the last working day of the week it was declared that Gazprom during the term of the new winter gas package for Ukraine in the period from 1 October 2015 to 31 March 2016 will not apply to the Naftogaz contract the condition take or pay ( "take or pay" ). On Thursday, Prime Minister of Russia Medvedev D. A. signed a decree, according to which gas price for Kiev approved on the price level for EU countries, bordering with Ukraine. On 16 September the head of Gazprom Alexey Miller said that all the important issues of bilateral agreements with Ukraine on a "winter package" is solved. At the same time he said that "Gazprom will refrain from the rule of" take or pay " next two quarters ". For its part, the Ministry of energy has excluded the possibility of providing Ukraine with additional discounts on gas. The head of the Ministry of energy of Russia Alexander Novak, for example, said that the draft resolution of the government of the Russian Federation provides for a discount on gas for Ukraine for the fourth quarter of approximately $ 20. Ukraine last week said that he wants a discount of $ 30.