The European Commission has written to Ukraine and Russia its proposals for the further settlement of the gas dispute, said the Vice-President of the EC for energy Maros Sefcovic.
"We expect a response from the Ukraine and Russia and we'll move on. Hope for a trilateral meeting at the political level, "said Sefcovic" information Agency ".
fifteen of April the head of the Board of Gazprom Alexey Miller and the special representative of the President of the French organization of GDF Suez gas Jean-fran?ois Cirelli discussed the risks of gas supplies through Ukraine. Before that, the Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak said that the Russian Federation is likely to abandon the gas flowing through Ukraine after 2019. Thus Demchyshyn informs that Gazprom technically will not be able to stop the transit of gas through Ukraine in 2019. Remember, Naftogaz April 1, signed with Gazprom an additional contract for the supply of gas in the 2nd quarter of 2015. According to the document, the preliminary cost of gas for Ukraine in the 2nd quarter before discount is 348 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters and will be clarified. Promised by Russia, the discount is $ 100. The head of the Board of Gazprom Alexey Miller, explaining the contract, I noticed that Gazprom will not demand payment of fines by the rule of "take or pay" for gas deliveries in the 2nd quarter of 2015.

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