Ukraine makes $786 mil. gas payment to Russia
Ukraine’s gas company, Naftogaz, announced at a European Union-mediated meeting in Berlin on Friday with Gazprom and the Russian and Ukrainian energy ministers that it has transferred $786 million to Gazprom, EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said. That covers deliveries in February and March, a period for which the price charged to Ukraine is undisputed, Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuri Prodan said.
Russia’s representatives declared themselves ready to resume talks on Ukraine’s outstanding gas debts and its future gas price in Brussels on Monday afternoon, provided that the bank transfer arrives in Gazprom’s account Monday, as expected, Oettinger said.