Ukraine for two weeks doesn't use gas from Russia, filling the storage with gas from Slovakia and taking advantage of its own production, said the Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn.

"for the past 2 weeks We don't get gas for our their own consumption or use. Russia tranzitiruet increased the volume of gas pumped through the Ukrainian GTS gas, but We do not reserve for themselves. We are currently injected gas in storage in the amount of about 30 million cubic meters every day, presumably 14-15 million We received from Slovakia, fifteen, we can own production, which We injected into storage, "said Demchyshyn during an interview with" the Fifth channel ".

From 1 July 2015, Ukraine has ceased buying gas from Gazprom, because the parties could not agree on appropriate supplementary Treaty to the Treaty for the third quarter. Kiev, for example, not satisfied with the offered by the Russian side, the cost in 247, 18 U.S. (including discount of $ 40). However, as stated the Ukrainian gas transportation system operator Ukrtransgaz, the transit of Russian gas to the European Union has been uninterrupted and in full.

currently, Ukraine receives gas only in reverse from Europe. 1 through July 13, from Slovakia, Ukraine imported 186 million cubic meters of gas.

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