Aleksander Medvedev

Russia, Ukraine Reach Temporary Gas Debt Agreement

Published by Novinite on Tue, 05/27/2014 - 10:44

Ukraine could transfer USD 2 B to Russia as early as Thursday after the two countries reached a temporary deal on part of Kiev's gas debts.

Under the new agreement, Ukraine is to pay this week most of what it owes for gas supplies between November 2013 and May 2014, as Russia's Economy Minister Aleksander Novak was qoted by Forbes Russia as saying.