Will Ukraine pay for Russian gas?

The debt of Ukraine for gas in January rose to $ 3.35 billion, in total this month the country received 2.4 billion cubic meters from Gazprom . m of gas by almost $ 650 million, writes Vedomosti. If you look at the data for 2013: Naftogaz received about 13 billion cubic meters. m, and the total debt per year is $ 2.7 billion - that is, the company has not paid more than half of last year’s Russian gas.

In December, Ukraine received a discount from Russia, and for 2014 a fixed price was set - $ 268.5. Then the parties agreed that Ukraine will pay off the debt over the past year on January 25, but the country not only did not pay on time, but also demanded delay in all payments. In January, Ukraine should pay on February 7, but probably the January gas Naftogaz will also not pay.

At the same time, Gazprom says that stops of supply to Ukraine are not planned. One of the effective measures is the introduction of an advance payment for gas. In October, Naftogaz was already threatened with prepayment, but by the way, Ukraine refused to sign an agreement with the EU, and then received a gas discount and a new postponement. Read also - Gazprom will not quit: “Naftogaz” refused German gas →

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