President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has said that Ukraine would be provided with gas and heat in winter, and the price per 1,000 cubic meters of Russian gas will be $385 until March 31, 2015.
In his interview with the Ukrainian TV channels on Oct. 18 evening, the President said: “Following consultations, I can say that Ukraine will be with gas and heat. This was the conclusion of our arrangements yesterday. It was achieved on conditions of protection of Ukrainian national interests.”
The President informed that in the course of negotiations with Russia, Ukraine insisted that just like on the European market there should be two prices – the price for winter when the demand grows and the price for summer when the demand falls.
“Ukraine and the EU had a common position that the price for summer should be $325 per 1,000 cubic meters and the price for winter – $385 per 1,000 cubic meters. Russia insisted on $385 per 1,000 cubic meters for the whole year. As a result, it was decided to fix ‘winter’ price until March 31, 2015,” Poroshenko said.
The president also said that the heads of the Ukraine-Russia-EU energy agencies are to elaborate coordinated protocol by Oct. 21, when negotiations on gas issue between the countries will be held in Brussels.
