OAO Gazprom (OGZD), Russia’s state gas exporter, presented Ukraine with an additional $11.4 billion bill for fuel it promised to buy last year, increasing pressure on the government in Kyiv as the prospect of supply cuts looms. Gazprom sent the document to NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy April 23, Sergei Kupriyanov, Gazprom spokesman, said April 24 by phone in Moscow. According to the terms of a 2009 contract, Ukraine owes a total of $18.4 billion under take-or-pay clauses, where customers must pay for gas whether they use it or not, President Vladimir Putin said earlier this month.
Bloomberg: Gazprom charges Ukraine $11.4 billion before EU gas talks
OAO Gazprom (OGZD), Russia's state gas exporter, presented Ukraine with an additional $11.4 billion bill for fuel.
