The head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will meet on Wednesday with the head of "Gazprom" Alexei Miller, said the President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.

"Putin will hold a meeting tomorrow with Miller" - said Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.

He did not specify the subject of the meeting and did not answer the question of whether to address the issue of gas supplies to Ukraine.

in addition, on Wednesday, Putin will also meet with the head of Federal tax service (FTS) Mikhail Mishustin, said Peskov.

Putin March 31, discussed with the Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev the issue of gas supplies to Ukraine. The Manager supported the proposal of the Cabinet of Ministers on the extension until July 1, preferential gas prices for Ukraine and said that the conclusion about the possibility of the following discounts for the third quarter - will be discussed after 3 months taking into account the prices of petroleum products.

the cost of Russian gas for Ukraine in the 1st quarter of 2015 was $ 329 dollars per thousand cubic meters. Ukraine, under the so-called "winter package" agreed by the end of October 2014 after long negotiations with the participation of the European Commission, receives gas from Russia in the mode of payment with the benefits. The discount was granted by decree of the government of the Russian Federation for the period to 31 March in the amount of export duty (30%) but not more than $ 100.

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