Ukraine ready to accept 'market' prices for Russia's gas
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Ukraine is ready to pay for gas, but only at market prices, said Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk in response to threats that Russia could discontinue supplying gas due to the debt Kiev has with Gazprom. The Russian concern had said that Ukraine has until June 2 to pay its outstanding bill.
After meeting with European Commission president Jose Barroso, Yatsenyuk said that if Gazprom doesn’t “immediately” revise gas supply agreements, Ukraine will file a petition with the Arbitration Tribunal in Stockholm.
“If I’m not mistaken that is less than 20 days’ deadline. This is our final appeal to Russia to sit down at a negotiation table and try to find a solution. We are ready to accept one based on market conditions,” Yatsenyuk said. He also stressed that Russia must stop using natural gas as a new type of weapon.
