Yushchenko: Ukraine's gas transit system not receiving payments for Russian transit
The gas transportation system of Ukraine hasn't received payments from Russia for pumping its gas to Europe, according to Victor Yushchenko.

Yushchenko: Ukraine's gas transit system not receiving payments for Russian transit

November 23, 2009 at 10:36 | Interfax-Ukraine
Minsk, November 23 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has said that while Russia imposes fines on Ukraine for under-consumption of the natural gas, it is not paying for the gas transit to Europe.

"As of today, Ukraine is facing $7.5 billion of fines for under-consumed gas, as it has cut the consumption of the Russian gas by 40%. At the same time, the gas transportation system of Ukraine hasn't received payments from Russia for pumping its gas to Europe, whereas the Naftogaz Ukrainy's budget rests on this sum," Yuschenko said on air of Belarus' TV-First channel on Sunday night.