Russia, Ukraine and the EU will hold 30 June dialogues on gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine in the 3rd quarter of 2015, confirmed on the first day of the week Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak.
Answering the question whether he wants Tuesday's trip to Vienna in these dialogues, Minister of energy said, "Yes, fly," reports the news Agency.



before the Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn and the European Commission stated that the next trilateral meeting is expected to hold 30 June in Vienna. This date was confirmed by Russia's envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov. However, on the first day of the week the Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev has called the final price of gas for Ukraine. According to him, Russia will not be able to save a discount in the same amount and the final cost will be $ 247 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters. Appropriate calculations were made after the Ukrainian side has officially appealed to Russia With a request to save gas discount. At the same time Medvedev D. A. ordered to continue the dialogue on gas With Ukraine and the EU. From November 2014 to the end of the second quarter, the discount, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the government of the Russian Federation, provided at the expense of customs duties by this formula: 30% of the contract price, but not more than $ 100 per thousand cubic meters. Since this entire period, the contract value was above 333, 33 per dollar, in practice, the discount was $ 100. However, as said last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during such a fall in oil prices, Russia can not give Ukraine still a discount on gas, though the price for it and should not be higher than for neighbouring countries, such as Poland.

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