Ukraine’s Owes Gazprom $256.5Mln for Gas Delivered to SE Ukraine in 2015

A man stands next to an advertising placard showing British pounds, US dollars and Ukrainian hryvnia banknotes in the Ukrainian capital KyivMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia’s energy giant Gazprom estimates Ukraine’s Naftogaz owes $256.5 million in arrears for gas delivered to southeastern Ukraine for 2015, according to the company’s financial report.

“In 2015, arrears accumulated on the deliveries of gas to southeastern Ukraine at $256.5 million. The likelihood of the [two] companies working together on delivering natural gas to Ukraine completely depends on the issue of paying this debt,” the report reads.