tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post7337287026877905142..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Ukraine agrees to pay gas debt to Russiaantixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-56675363194734291722014-05-27T17:20:22.810+03:002014-05-27T17:20:22.810+03:00Ukraine raised the stakes in a dispute with Russia...Ukraine raised the stakes in a dispute with Russia over gas supplies on Tuesday, saying Russian state-controlled company Gazprom owed Kyiv natural gas worth around $1 billion which it had "stolen'' when Moscow annexed Crimea.....<br /><br />Russia has warned it will reduce gas supplies to Ukraine on June 3 if Kyiv fails to pay in advance for next month's deliveries, causing concerns that onward supplies to Europe could be threatened.<br /><br />With newfound confidence inspired by the election of a Ukrainian president at the weekend, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said gas talks with Russia could not progress until he heard Moscow's response on giving back the 2.2 billion cubic meters of gas which he said was taken when the country's Black Sea region was annexed by Russia in March.<br /><br />The dispute has strained ties between the two neighbors since Moscow almost doubled the price for its deliveries to Ukraine after protesters toppled a pro-Russia Ukrainian president.<br /><br />Implications for EU<br /><br />It has also renewed concern in the European Union that there could be disruptions to Russian supplies delivered through pipelines that cross Ukraine.<br /><br />"We want to hear a response from Russia... on the question of returning to Ukraine 2.2 billion cubic meters of gas which Russia stole through Chernomornaftogaz on the territory of [Crimea]," Yatsenyuk told a televised session of his cabinet.<br /><br />He did not explain the source of that figure but Kyiv had referred earlier to a similar figure held in storage in Crimea.<br /><br />Yatsenyuk also said if there was no agreement between the two sides by May 29, Ukraine would next meet Gazprom at the Stockholm arbitration court, which would try to resolve the dispute..................http://www.voanews.com/content/ukraine-stolen-gas-claim-raises-stakes-in-dispute-with-russia-/1923315.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com