LONDON -- Ukraine's Naftogaz has set aside $3.1 billion to settle outstanding debts for Russian gas supplies if Gazprom signs a deal on winter supplies, the chief executive of Ukraine's state-owned gas monopoly said on Oct. 24.
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\u201cWe have $3.1 billion in a special escrow account set aside since July,\u201d said Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev. \u201cSo it's not a question of whether the money is there, it's a question of whether Gazprom wants to have a deal.\u201d
