Russia cut gas supplies to Ukraine

Official representative of Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, Sergey Kupriyanov announced about reduce natural gas to Ukraine. According to him, gas supplies are reduced by 24 million cubic meters per twenty-four hours. At the same time, Gazprom noted that gas supplies to European consumers continue to be supplied in full volume.

In turn “Naftogaz Ukraine’ stated that cut of supplied gas is insignificant and it will not influence Ukrainian consumers.

As a reminder last week Gazprom threatened to cut gas supplies in case Ukraine does not pay off debts.

After that vice PM of Ukraine Olexander Turchynov stated that Ukraine covered all debt to gas mediators. Debt in amount of 5.2 milliard was paid off. But at the same time Ukraine did not admit 414 million from that sum which were calculated for gas supplied in 2006 at prices of 2007.