Ukraine’s Naftogaz says sends $15 mln in gas payments to Gazprom

KYIV Feb 27 (Reuters) – Ukrainian state gas company
Naftogaz has sent $15 million to Russian gas producer Gazprom
for gas supplies, Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev said on
Friday.



Earlier, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said
Naftogaz had sent the money, just days after Moscow threatened
to cut off supplies to its neighbors due to non-payment.

(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, writing by Katya Golubkova,
editing by Elizabeth Piper)


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