The European Commissioner for energy Gunther Oettinger is afraid to freeze without Russian gas in winter. He called on European companies to help Ukraine to fill underground storage. Ettinger worried about the situation with gas. The Commissioner considers that in the winter of Europe expect a difficult task to gas supply, if underground storage of Ukraine to the winter season will not be crowded for transit to Europe. According to the statement of the European Commissioner for energy, "Naftogaz" has pumped into storage in recent weeks 12 billion cubic meters of gas, Ukraine paid for gas bills for the period from January to March, while the debts for November-December 2013 and April-may 2014 is $ 3.9 billion. According to the statement of the Oettinger, the European Commission proposed a draft resolution of the gas incident Russia and Ukraine with the closing of the debt before the end of the year. "We proposed that Ukraine has transferred for 2 days $ 1 billion on account of "Gazprom", and even suggested that the intention of closing the remaining debt for six months to the end of the year to repay the debt and often in parallel to pay the current account", - he said. "It was difficult for Ukraine doable, but acceptable," he added. As previously said Oettinger, the chance of successful completion of gas talks between Ukraine, Russia and the EU exists. "Legal chance, I think there is. He opened", - quotes ITAR-TASS of the Commissioner. Ettinger among other things said that the parties expect to continue talks on June 16. The necessity of continuation of trilateral negotiations on gas saved, consultations EU with Ukraine will continue in the 20's days of June. Ettinger believes that the higher readiness for compromise agreement on gas between Ukraine and the Russian Federation can be achieved through the week. As we were informed Melbourne Herald sun, Gazprom 16 June 10:00 in the Metropolitan of time in accordance with the applicable contract translated "Naftogaz" for advance payment of deliveries of " blue" fuel. This time Kyiv has committed to make a prepayment for gas deliveries, but data on the introduction of capital at the expense of "Gazprom" have been reported. June 12, the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said that Russia does not want to give the Ukrainian side subsidiary postponing the closure of the gas debt.