Non-payment of Kiev for gas delivered from Russia denied the Russian economy more investment and harm domestic producers of goods, analogues of which are imported from Ukraine, said the representative of Gazprom Sergei Kupriyanov.Gas monopoly on December 18 reported that Ukraine before the end of 2008 does not plan to pay the remaining debt to the company. In Naftogaz Ukrainy expressed surprise that statement, but so far paid only 1 billion dollars from 2.4 billion dollars of debt for gas delivered in September, October and November (in the light of December, this amount is estimated at 3.2 billion . Dollars). Funds in the amount of 2.15 billion dollars, which have not paid the Ukraine should go to development of Russian economy and employment Russians , – said Kupriyanov. Neplatezhi Ukraine for gas actually reduces the cost of Ukrainian products and make them more competitive in foreign markets, including in Russia. Given that most of the goods imported from Ukraine also produced in Russia, the non-payment for gas damage, especially to those industries that compete for the internal market of Ukrainian goods , – said Kupriyanov. In particular, he said, we are talking about steel, heavy engineering, energy producers and electrical equipment, RIA News .
