The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has accumulated about 1, 3 billion dollars on the autumn-winter period, said Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk first on Wednesday said that Kiev until the end of the year in total need for gas injection into UGS 1, 3 billion dollars, of which five hundred million dollars already have 300 million Ukraine expects from the EBRD, Another five hundred million dollars from the WB.

"Go," - said Yatsenyuk at the meeting with heads of regional state administrations during the working trip to Chernivtsi on the first day of the weekend, informs

at the same time Prime Minister emphasized the need for governors to provide the timely beginning of the heating season." If not heat, citizens will not pay the bills. Second - you just raised money. If you do not become money - gas also will not ". Thus, According to Yatsenyuk, the government has set a target to free itself from Russian gas dependence, and currently 70% of the gas Ukraine buys from Europe.

Another challenge, According to the head of government, is to minimize gas consumption. Because the country had made such steps 20 years ago, Ukraine, According to the head of the government had lost " two dozen billion dollars."

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