The head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said that the company turned to the Russian government for granting Ukraine a discount on gas for a period of three months. Miller pointed out that Ukraine has benefited from such discount for five months from the end of October 2014.
– Today Gazprom wrote to the Government of the Russian Federation with a request to consider granting a discount on gas supplies for three months – cite Russian media on Monday, saying Miller Rossiya 24 television .
– Such discounts granted at the end of last year as a result of discussions Ukraine, Russia and the European Commission. Discounts given for five months, and its validity term expires tomorrow, March 31 – reminded the head of Gazprom. He added that the possibility of granting discounts is provided for in the contract of 2009, but the issue is solely the responsibility of the government of the Russian Federation. Interfax-Ukraine agency says that the request of Gazprom was in a situation where the Ukrainian side, contrary to the conditions posed by Russia, in no hurry with referral to the Russian government a formal request for a discount.
Miller also said that he considers three months for the date of the optimum in connection with the advent of spring and summer, and because of “high dynamics currently observed price changes in the international gas markets.”
The Ukrainian Naftogaz said that Gazprom sent a letter of extension so. winter gas package by the end of next autumn-winter period. Winter package it was agreed at the end of October, the conditions of gas supplies to Ukraine, which expire at the end of March. Thereunder Ukraine pays $ 329 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas. Russia announced that later the price will rise to US $ 348.
The Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demczyszyn said last week that from April 1 Ukraine suspend gas purchases from Russia. He also expressed his opinion that the order to remain competitive, Russia must fall below the price of $ 250 per 1,000 cubic meters of raw material.
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