Kiev in the negotiations with the Russian Federation and the European Commission on the new winter package of gas supplies will insist on terms that were in the last batch, said the head of Ministry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn.

"The main message is very similar to the previous Protocol, again We are talking about take-or-pay (take or pay). We're talking about cash payment of transit, We're talking, really, about a very similar concept, which applied in the previous contract, " said Demchyshyn. According to his statement, the Ministry of energy of Ukraine before the end of the week to prepare a response to the suggestions of the capital of Russia and the EC winter package of gas supplies." Yesterday We agreed on, I'm not sure what We sent, but was planning to send the latest version? Certain conversations occur, I think that before the end of the week this issue will be resolved, "said Demchyshyn, RIA "news" on Tuesday this Demchyshyn said Kyiv expects dialogues on gas in the near future, hopes to reach a decision on a winter package for this or next week. The Russian Federation and the European Commission on the last working day of the week in Vienna agreed on the "winter package" of gas supplies to Ukraine, which predusmatrivaet As providing discounts for two quarters from Russia and securing payment of pumping gas into Ukrainian underground storage facilities from the EC. As said the head of Gazprom Alexey Miller, the EU will provide five hundred million dollars to Ukraine for gas injection, but this is not enough. According to Miller, the correlated "winter package" will enable Ukraine to accumulate in underground storages of gas accumulation, necessary for the complete guarantee of passing the cold winter.

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