Due to the fact that on 30 June 2015 expire supplementary agreement between NJSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine" and OJSC "Gazprom", and the terms of future Russian gas deliveries to Ukraine have not been agreed today during trilateral talks in Vienna, "Naftogaz" stops buying gas from Russian companies.

According to Цензор.НЕТ, this is говорится в официальном заявлении of "Naftogaz".

The report notes: "the Transportation of gas through Ukraine to European customers of Gazprom will continue in full in accordance with contractual terms.

An important condition for the resumption of purchases of Russian gas is the coordination of temporary positions on the controversial clauses of the contract between "Naftogaz" and "Gazprom" for a period until at least the end of Q1 2016."

"Agreements must be set down in such a way that will provide each of the parties confidence in their performance. Question final settlement between "Naftogaz" and "Gazprom" will be resolved in the arbitration proceedings concerning the gas supply contract between Naftogaz and Gazprom at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm", - emphasized in a press-service.

In the organization of the state: "to avoid unwanted escalation in the gas dispute and avert the risk of a disruption of gas supplies to European consumers during the winter period, the Ukrainian and European sides suggested the Russian side to agree to such a temporary solution. Unfortunately, the Russian side has not yet supported the proposal and refused to sign the tripartite government Protocol.

Naftogaz hopes that with the assistance of the European Commission, the parties in coming to agreement on acceptable conditions of supply of Russian gas for Ukraine.

Naftogaz is ready to participate in tripartite negotiations on this issue at any time agreed upon by the three parties", declares in a press-service.

Source: http://censor.net.ua/