Kiev will pay for upload in 2008, gas for January-March 2009, said today President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko during a meeting with ambassadors of the G7 ( G ) and the representative of the European Commission in Kiev. The gas will be consumed in the I quarter of 2009, and as income to pay for used gas Ukraine will carry out the calculations for him. Partially Gas will be paid before the end of 2008 – Yuschenko said. He recalled that today the Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities filled completely, the stock is 30 billion cubic meters gaza.Prezident stressed that such large reserves of gas to Ukraine has not been observed for 10-15 years. According to him, almost half of the gas intended for European consumers. Thus, we can say that the gas supply policies gas to Europe will be more stable than it was a year or two ago , – Yushchenko assured. Ukraine, estimated the Russian side, owed 2.4 billion dollars for gas delivered in September, October and November. In light of December, this amount is estimated at 3.2 billion dollars. At the moment, Gazprom paid only $ 1 billion of debt. Gazprom claimed that the gas contract for 2009 will not be concluded until Ukraine does not pay its debt. Yesterday Viktor Yushchenko announced that Ukraine had settled the issue with the settlement of gas debt to Russia. Gazprom disproved an hour this statement. Today Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrainy continue negotiations.
