The representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission prepared a draft interim agreement, which is to ensure the supply of gas to Ukraine in the coming months. Informed the Berlin European Commissioner for. Guenther Oettinger energy.
Draft Agreement provides that Ukraine will give some gas debt
project assumes that Ukraine will give Russia a significant part of the debt for gas supplies. It’s about the amount of 3.1 billion dollars from 5.3 billion dollars owed.
Money in two tranches affect Gazprom’s account by the end of the year, except that the first 2 billion to be transferred to the end of October.
Gazprom agrees to $ 100. discount
In return, Moscow agreed to sell the blue fuel for $ 485 per 1,000 cubic meters, but being aware of the difficult situation neighbor proposes hundred-dollar discount. Consequently, the price would be $ 385 per 1,000 cubic meters.
The Union: a good agreement
Russia and the European Commission do not differ in the assessment of this project “- says Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Nowak. Earlier, the European Commissioner for. Energy Oetiinger Guenther stated that “this is a good project.”
The head of the Russian Ministry of Energy has already announced that his government will recommend acceptance of this document. On the occasion of Alexander Smith warned that Russia does not like the reverse of gas from the European Union to Ukraine. He recalled that in the opinion of Moscow is the practice of violating the provisions of the contracts.
EU Commissioner warned that consent to the agreement have yet to spend the authorities in Kiev and Moscow. But the plan worked out positively evaluated. – We believe that it would be an acceptable temporary solution, securing supply through the winter to spring – he said. Oettinger added that if Kiev and Moscow say yes to the agreement, the next week you will be able to sign a protocol that guarantees delivery.
EC warns Hungary ws. Supplies to Ukraine
Russia does not accept re-
Previously, Russia threatened suspension of gas supplies to the West. He talked about the Russian energy minister Alexander Nowak in an interview for Friday’s issue of the German newspaper “Handelsblatt”.
Russian minister warned that Gazprom will stop supplies to the West, if the countries of the European Union will continue to sell Russian gas to Ukraine. Nowak said that the existing supply agreement does not contain an option to re-export. I hope that our European partners will stick to the agreements signed – said the Russian minister stressed that the only way to ensure uninterrupted supplies to the west. Interview with Alexander Nowak appears for a few hours before the next round of gas negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission.
Nicholas Budzanowski, former Minister of Treasury: Gazprom’s failure to comply with the agreement, paradoxically beneficial for Polish.
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A compromise is possible, but not today
Russia is ready to enter into a compromise on gas supplies to Ukraine. This follows recent statements by Russian politicians, experts and representatives of Gazprom. But they think it will not happen during today’s negotiations, which are to take place in Berlin, Germany.
tripartite negotiations, in addition to representatives of the European Commission will participate energy ministers of Russia and Ukraine. The head of the Russian Ministry Alexander Nowak says that a compromise is possible only if Ukraine least partially repay the debt for previous supplies. Today it reaches about 5.3 billion dollars. According to Nowak if Kiev will pay even $ 2 billion, the gas flow to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian side is most important to establish a new price supplies. In mid-June, Russia has undergone, in the settlements of Ukraine, on the prepay system. As Kiev is still not paid, Gazprom stopped transferring fuel.
President of Gaz-System: Deliveries in September were relatively stable
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