Gazprom: Ukraine has not paid for gas supply in March

Naftogaz’s payment was not received by Gazprom for the supply of Russian gas in March, the total debt of Ukraine for gas is $ 2.2 billion, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of Gazprom. According to the contract, gas calculations should be made until the seventh of the month following the reporting one.

According to the agreements reached in December last year, Russian gas in the first quarter cost Ukraine $ 268.5. From April 1, Gazprom canceled this discount and raised the price to 385.5 dollars, motivating this by the fact that Kyiv did not pay the debt and current deliveries. On April 3, the cancellation and discounts on the Kharkov agreements of 2010, which was given in exchange for extending the stay of the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, and the price rose to $ 485.

The Ukrainian debt for gas supply to the Russian Gazprom by the end of the year may increase by $ 5-6 billion, the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said on Saturday.

Ukraine considers an acceptable price for Russian gas at $ 268 per thousand cubic meters, the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Saturday at a government meeting. He also added that Ukraine is ready to make all calculations for the gas previously delivered from Russia.