Ukraine has not yet made advance payment for March gas supplies and could be left without gas, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller told reporters.
“Ukraine has not made prepayment for gas on time. As of today, only 219 million cubic meters of prepaid gas is left. It takes around two days for funds from Naftogaz Ukrainy to reach Gazprom’s account. Therefore to supply the 114 mcm of gas that Ukraine has requested will result in a total end to supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine in just two days, which poses serious risks for gas transit to Europe,” he said.
Naftogaz imported 20 mcm of gas from Gazprom per day in the first week of February, rising to 30 mcm in the middle of the month and more than 46 mcm at the weekend.
