Russia has done everything to achieve a compromise on the gas problem with Ukraine, but the Ukrainian side had behaved unconstructive, said on the first day of the week at a press conference the Minister of energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak.

Gazprom 10. 00 Moscow time on Monday gas supplies to " Naftogaz of Ukraine ", such decision was accepted after one week of fruitless negotiations with Kiev because, as said in Russian holding company, " chronic non-payments " Ukrainian organizations.

" without a doubt, the Russian side in the negotiations has done all the necessary steps, took all the necessary steps in order to reach a compromise, to reach solutions that would have resolved the situation. The Russian side were made to the Ukrainian side a rather constructive suggestions, " said Novak. According to him, these proposals rates, debt repayment schedule could be a compromise in the settlement of the current situation.

" Unfortunately, during the whole period of consultation on the fact only received payments for February-March, the outstanding balance in the amount of 786 million US dollars, and receivable from Ukraine, naristillae 2, 2 billion dollars for the gas supplied in April and may. Also until now not paid the debt for the gas supplied in November and December, " - said the Minister.

" Our proposals, a batch agreement, we made a proposal that was completely rejected by the Ukrainian side. In our opinion, the Ukrainian side behaved unconstructive, since the start of the negotiations, and in fact we have not had the opportunity to discuss a compromise solution, " he added.

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