Ukraine pays Russia for gas, avoids cut off
Published: 06 June, 2009, 02:15
TAGS: Conflict, Russia, Ukraine, Gas
Ukraine’s “Naftogaz” company has paid its bill for Russian natural gas supplied in May. This happened just three days before the deadline set by Gazprom.
The press secretary for “Naftogaz”, Valentin Zemlyansky, made the announcement on Friday.
"The required sum has been entered into Gazprom accounts," he told ITAR-TASS.
Gazprom has not yet confirmed it received the $646 million for the shipments.
“Naftogaz” CEO Oleg Dubina had previously said that his company would pay on time for the natural gas it received in May
Earlier, president Viktor Yushchenko announced he ordered a national currency release totaling some 500 million dollars.
Russian Prime Minister Putin has warned Ukraine that if it doesn't settle its bills on time, it would have to pre-pay for future gas shipments.
06.06.2009, 00:37
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Thanks for your story. I think it's important to note that the payment from Ukraine was not made "three days before the deadline set by Gazprom." It was made three days before the due date specified in the contract agreed by both parties in January. There was no new deadline set. Ukraine simply complied with the due date in its contract, as it has since January, even though Russia repeatedly suggested the country wouldn't pay on time. In fact, every month since the contract, Ukraine has paid several days before the payment is actually due. The country has produced no debt since this agreement was signed - which is verifiable using Gazprom's own data. Tammy Lynch, Senior Research Fellow, Boston University
over the gas between russia and ukrain US play the key role, russia and ukrain has a special bond,US trys to sabotoch the deal,