German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the European Union to provide interim financing of gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine in the period from November to February, reports.

According to Merkel, Russia has " good reasons " to demand advance payment for gas.

" it is necessary to provide a kind of interim financing, " she said in the morning on the last working day of the week the first day of the EU summit in Brussels, where, for example, discussed the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine.

most important is to allocate funds Ukraine from November to February because February Kyiv will receive the next aid package from the international monetary Fund, said Merkel.

different conceptions of " interim payment " will be discussed at the negotiations of Russia and Ukraine with the participation of the European Commissioner for energy g?nther Oettinger, which will be held on October 29, said Federal Chancellor.

in mid-June, Russia stopped direct gas supplies to Ukraine because of the billions of dollars of debt Kiev. Currently, Ukraine receives gas only in reverse from Europe. The issue with winter gas supplies from Russia to date has not been solved.

Ukraine has said that for the smooth passage of winter she will need 4 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia. For their payment have 1, 6 billion dollars, which in Kyiv.

The parties try to resolve the gas dispute in the format of tripartite negotiations with the participation of the European Commission, but as long as they are ineffective.

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