Gazprom, at the request of Kiev suffered from 9 to 10 June deadline for resolution of the issues on payments for gas, said the Russian Firm.
" The deadline for the settlement of questions on payments transferred on 10 June at the request of the Ukrainian side in connection with the fact that on 9 June in Ukraine - the day off ", it follows from the message of Gazprom, ITAR-TASS reported. On Wednesday in Berlin hosted dialogues Gazprom and Ukrainian Naftogaz at the level of heads of the organizations - Alexei Miller and Andrew Koroleva. Remember, the first day of the week and Tuesday in Brussels held a trilateral dialogues the EU, Russia and Ukraine for gas. The head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said after talks that Gazprom and Naftogaz agreed that no one of the parties will be filing a claim in the Stockholm court. For its part, the European Commissioner for energy Gunther Oettinger has made the initiative to introduce a new price for gas deliveries from Russia, Ukraine, noting that it is necessary to find out that the gas price for Kiev to exclude discussion at least a year. Equally on Monday Gazprom announced the decision to postpone the introduction of the mode of advance payment for gas to Kiev from 3 to 9 June, provided that before this date will be paid delivered to Ukraine in may of blue fuel. It was once the energy Ministry has assured receipt of the translated Kiev 786, $ 4 million in repayment of debt for delivered in February and March of gas from Russia. If the preliminary bill for June will not be paid in time, Russia can turn off the gas to Ukraine. It creates potential danger to the transit of gas from Russia to the European Union.

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