Head of the state Duma on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov considers the transfer of Kiev on a prepayment for gas only possible step from Russia.

before the first day of the week " Gazprom " has introduced the mode of payment for the Russian gas supplies to Ukraine due to non-payment at the time of debts. Arrears to the organization for the gas supplied from Russia amounts to 4, 458 billion dollars: 1, 451 billion in November-December 2013 and 3, 007 billion during April-may 2014. In the morning on the first day of the week " Gazprom " translated " Naftogaz of Ukraine " for the prepayment of gas supplies.

" Introduction of the pre-payment for Kyiv is the only possible step. It had to enter one month ago. Let Yatsenyuk gets shale gas from the United States, " wrote Pushkov in your own microblog century

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