Gazprom will not take into account the prepayment of Naftogaz for gas without paying debts, said the Russian Head of the organization, Aleksey Miller.
according to him, Ukraine will get as much gas as it will pay. But first let Ukraine will repay debts and try to pay for gas, " said the Head of the Russian gas holding, ITAR-TASS reported." The first step is to repay debt of Ukraine. If someone thinks that the debts he left behind And now we will pay just ahead, It is not. The debt must be repaid. That is, in any case, the situation that 4, 5 billion dollars behind us, we do not clear when It means, obtain, And now we are going to pay a Deposit and to receive gas. No. Have to repay the debt ", - noticed Miller, RIA " Novosti ". He showed that the story is not about the debt in full, " And about the debt, which was named, is 1 billion 951 million dollars."" That is, as long as Ukraine has not paid 1 billion 951 million dollars, any advances not save Ukraine?" - explained the correspondent Miller." Ukraine saves the debt, " said Miller.- for the debts to be paid ". The head of Gazprom also reminded that the Ukrainian side at the talks on Sunday promised that the introduction of prepayment, Kyiv will eventually provide 100% transit to the European Union." Let's see whether it will be ensured, " said Miller. Gazprom 10. 00 Moscow time on Monday imposed a regime of payment of deliveries of gas to Ukraine. Then the Minister of energy of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan said that Gazprom stopped supplying gas to Ukraine, the gas pipeline is only intended for transit to the European Union blue fuel in the amount of 185 million cubic meters per day. And appointed by the Verkhovna Rada, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk on the background of the termination of deliveries to Kiev gas from Russia ordered to prepare a draft law on introduction of state of emergency in the energy sector of the country. The Prime Minister of Russia D. Medvedev A. said that the new Kiev guide artificially created gas crisis that still hard hit by the Ukrainian economy. Gazprom also said that addressed in the Stockholm international arbitration court with a claim to " Naftogaz of Ukraine " about collecting of debts in the amount of 4, 5 billion dollars. It was a once Naftogaz confirmed preparedness to address in arbitration court in Stockholm, despite the Fact that in the process of negotiations on 2 June, the Head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said that Gazprom and Naftogaz agreed that no one of the parties will be filing a claim in the Stockholm court.

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