Ukraine chooses not and will not take gas intended for transit to the European Union, said the Minister of energy of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan.
" today we have such a gas is not taken and will not take away from the amount transported in the European Union ", - quotes words of the Minister, RIA " Novosti ". Before Wednesday, the head of the presidential administration of Russia Sergei Ivanov said that the fall of Kiev starts to steal gas from the transit pipes, which ought to diversify its supplies." When autumn and winter, and gas in Ukraine will be missed, they will start, sorry for a trivial word, his stealing ", - noted the official. July 8, stated that the debt of Kiev for the delivered in the first part of June gas from Russia amounted to $ 838 million, in connection with this, the total debt of Ukraine increased up 5, $ 3 billion. on 4 July the head of Naftogaz Andrey Kovalev said that Ukraine has agreed to purchase in the EU gas price at $ 370, but in the conditions of stopping of gas deliveries from Russia to Ukraine will have the opportunity to go next winter only cut the consumption of natural gas by 20%. Before the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has made the initiative eight variants of replacement of Russian natural gas. Remember, after long and fruitless negotiations on 16 June 10. 00 Moscow time Gazprom has introduced the mode of payment for the supply and ceased to supply gas to Ukraine. Currently, the pipeline is only intended for transit to the European Union blue fuel in the amount of 185 million cubic meters per day. The Prime Minister of Russia D. Medvedev A. said that the new Kiev guide artificially created gas crisis, which in the end will hit the Ukrainian economy.

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