Ukraine has sent a small prepayment of $15 million for Russian gas

Ukraine has sent a small prepayment of $15 million to Russia for March natural gas deliveries, energy officials from the two sides said on Friday, after Moscow threatened to cut off supply.
In their latest dispute, Ukraine and Russia have argued over who should pay for Russian gas sent to two rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine after supply from Kiev was cut off.
Moscow has also warned that Ukraine needs to prepay for future deliveries as a temporary deal for winter gas brokered by the European Commission ends next month.
The European Commission has invited the Russian and Ukrainian energy ministers to talks in Brussels on Monday.
This week, the Russian side appeared to offer a compromise as it promised to separate the payment issue from the dispute over the gas sent to eastern Ukraine.
«Gazprom yesterday confirmed they would not count the gas supplied to Donetsk and Luhansk as covered by our prepayment and we immediately made a small advance for March …to calm the nerves of our European colleagues,» Andriy Kobolev, CEO of Ukrainian state gas company Naftogaz, told reporters.
The $15 million is enough to cover up to two days’ supply.
Запись Ukraine has sent a small prepayment of $15 million for Russian gas впервые появилась Новостной интернет-портал.

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