The head of the energy Ministry of Russia Alexander Novak at the meeting with the Minister of ecology, sustainable development and energy of France Segolene the Royal said about the possible risks due to the inability to provide Kiev an appropriate level of gas reserves in UGS. Also the Russian Head of the Ministry said the successful cooperation of Russia and France in the energy sector, citing as examples the projects for the Yamal LNG project, one of the participants is a French Corporation Total, and " Northern stream-2 ", the shareholders of which include French Firm Engie, reports RIA " Novosti ". On Tuesday, the Head of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn has acknowledged that his country till the end of the year will not be able to accumulate in underground storages need for the winter season to 19 billion cubic meters of blue fuel. Along with this, Ukraine began massive deforestation for firewood, as well as among them protected. Trees are felled even in the region of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. In Kiev, now about 165 homes still remain without heat. On 12 October gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine were resumed after a three-month break. At the same time, Gazprom said that Naftogaz transferred $ 234 million pre-payment of the promised five hundred million dollars. A source close to the EU leadership, said that in winter Ukraine will need to purchase gas from Russia, because technically all the needs of the country in blue fuel does not have the ability to be covered by the supply of the reverse from EU countries. September 28, Demchyshyn said that Ukraine plans this winter to buy from Gazprom only 2 billion cubic meters of gas, the rest √ be purchased in the European Union. According to head of Gazprom Alexey Miller that to a "very cold winter" Ukraine may need to buy 5 to 7 billion cubic meters of gas.