Novak: Russia has not received from Ukraine new payments for gas

On June 10, Gazprom has not received from Ukraine's new payments for the supplied gas, said the head of the energy Ministry of Russia Alexander Novak.
" Gazprom does not confirm receipt of the payment, on June 10, payments no, " said Novak at the beginning of the next trilateral gas negotiations in the format of Russia-Ukraine-EU, RIA " Novosti ". Novak confirmed that Russia is ready to wait for payment from " Naftogaz of Ukraine " to 16 June. Before Novak said that Ukraine must pay gas debt for November-December in the amount of 1, 45 billion dollars, and not fully in April-may, five hundred million dollars. Simultaneously appointed by the Verkhovna Rada, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatseniuk has said that Ukraine is not satisfied with the proposal made by the Russian side to reduce gas prices due to export taxes, and Kiev still insists on revision of gas contracts. Before it was declared that representatives of the European Commission on Tuesday around midnight made a compromise proposal on gas talks between Russia and Ukraine. In the night of Wednesday the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said that the date of introduction of the mode of advance payment for gas delivered to Ukraine, moved to Monday, June 16." The Russian side has made a step forward in order to continue the dialogue that in the last days was carried out very intensively, " he added. Currently, according to the agreement, Gazprom and Naftogaz of Ukraine ", the cost of blue fuel is 485 dollars per thousand cubic meters, and Ukraine is trying rates in 268 5 dollar. The previous round of trilateral negotiations took place on the first day of the week and no results.


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