Zaporizhia, – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is still hopeful that Ukraine and Russia could reach a compromise on the price for Russian natural gas.
“Unfortunately, the global economic crisis and the problems that we
received concerning the gas price in 2010, which have caused us over $20
billion in losses […] and all ensuing consequences, have been followed
now by a significant decline in trade turnover with Russia, nearly by
25%,” Yanukovych said.
“We have not stopped negotiations with our neighbors and are working
with them. There is the hope that we will find a common language in this
very, very complicated issue,” Yanukovych said while inspecting a
newly-built perinatal center before its unveiling in Zaporizhia on
Thursday.
