Ukraine has transferred Russia $786,4 million for gas
Ukraine has transferred the Russian Federation 786,4 million dollars for gas in the repayment of the debt for gas for February and March. About it on Monday, June 2, said the adept of the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation, RIA Novosti reported.

Ukraine has transferred the Russian Federation 786,4 million dollars for gas in the repayment of the debt for gas for February and March. About it on Monday, June 2, said the adept of the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation, RIA Novosti reported.
Earlier on Friday, may 30, the precedent of payment of the Ukrainian debt approved the European Commissioner for energy Gunther Oettinger.
By results of negotiations Ukraine - Russia - EU in the beginning of last week, the parties have developed a scheme in which Naftogaz pledged partly to repay the gas debt to 29 may. Moscow announced its intention to continue the negotiations, even on the likely discounts to Kiev, when the 1st payment will come in time.
However, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk stated that the current cost of gas (485 dollars per thousand cubic meters) is unacceptable, and Kyiv is going to appeal it in the Stockholm arbitration court. "We have completed all the function of preparing to submit to the arbitration Tribunal in Stockholm requests for arbitration", - he said. Besides all this, he said that if the talks collapse, the claim is submitted to arbitration.
On Monday, June 2, shall there will be another round of tripartite talks on gas. According to reliable information of "Gazprom", by the end of may, the total debt of Kyiv before the gas monopoly is obliged to reach 5.2 billion dollars. Earlier, the same evaluation (4 billion euros) led and Gunter Ettinger.