«During a hour May payment for the gas consumed by Ukraine will be translated «Gazpromu», — the president of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko declared on the council-board of national safety and defensive of Ukraine. According to him, financial situation in NAK «Naftogaz of Ukraine»
extremely critical. «A situation is critical, will say frankly, and never before it such was not», — said  Yushchenko. According to him, the gas debts of Ukraine make for May $157 million for the consumed gas and almost $500 million — for gas, begun to swing in gas dug-outs, passes UNIAN.
«I did not have other choice, in addition, to incline a decision on emission of resources today, and in a hour payment aside “Gazproma” To Russia in a sum a 3,8 milliard of hryvnyas will be done. But I wanted, that all knew the cost of similar decisions», — the Ukrainian president said.
As specifies an agency «Interfaks-ukrainy», payment will be conducted due to the receipt of credit to the amount of 3,8 milliards of hryvnyas, national Bank of Ukraine provided with refunding.Representative «Naftogaza» confirmed «To the lists», that his company prepares to pay shot
with «Gazpromom» for deliveries in May «to the end of day due to facilities, by the given national Bank of Ukraine».rasschitat’sya for deliveries in May and to transfer near $500 million «Naftogaz» must to on June, 7. It is yet needed $4-5 milliard on 15-20 a milliard is a cube. gas m for beginning to swing in PKHG. Premier Vladimir
Putin talked that one Russia would not begin to credit «Naftogaz» — only together with ES. Evrokomissiya already plans to send specmissii for «estimations of situation» to Kiev and Moscow, its representative reported yesterday.