Ukraine has sent $15 million to pay for Russian gas, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday, just days after Moscow had threatened to cut off supplies to its neighbor due to non-payment.
Novak told reporters that Russia’s Gazprom had been told the money was on its way but the natural gas producer had yet to receive it.
There was no immediate confirmation from Gazprom which said this week there were serious risks to gas transit to Europe via Ukraine after Kiev failed to make a pre-payment for supplies.
The latest threat by Moscow to cut off supplies was sparked by …read more
Source: Newsweek
