Consultant "Naftogaz" described the talks with Moscow.

SyuzhetyOtklyuchenie gas Ukraine22.01.2009Ukrainskie media have published the full text of a gas agreement with the transit of gas through RossieyVozobnovlenie Ukrainu21.01.2009Evropeysky Union promised not to allow new gas krizisovKommentariiPoterya doveriya22.01.2009Evrosoyuz began to seek ways to protect yourself from interruptions of supply gazaDeystviya Ukrainian negotiators during the "gas crisis" were not coordinated, writes the newspaper Vedomosti, citing Igor Bacai consult the Ukrainian side. The main reason was the ignorance of Ukraine in the pricing policies of Gazprom in Europe, as well as the difference between the positions of "Naftogaz" and President Viktor Yushchenko.
According to Bacai in December 2008, Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz and Gazprom, Oleg Dubina and Alexei Miller held talks on the technical details of the upcoming gas contract. The Russian company was ready to give Ukraine an installment on the debt of 2,4 billion dollars, and sell gas at a price of 235 dollars per thousand cubic meters. In such circumstances, insisted Naftogaz. "
Everything else has gone, when the negotiation process involved Yushchenko stated that Ukraine is ready to fully meet its debts, and from 1 January 2009 to move to a European price for gas. In doing so, Yushchenko called on Gazprom to show prices in European contracts. According to "Vedomosti" Bakay, the Ukrainian president was confident that the Russian gas company sells gas to Europe at 250 dollars per thousand cubic meters, which means the cost of fuel for Ukraine should be less than 200 dollars.
Ten-year contract for the supply and transit of gas was signed between Naftogaz and Gazprom "19 January 2009. According to the document, Ukraine will buy fuel at a price of 450 dollars per thousand cubic meters. The cost will be adjusted every quarter depending on the price of heating oil and diesel fuel. During 2009, Ukraine will be a 20 percent discount.
The volume of fuel supplies to Ukraine in 2009 will be 40 billion cubic meters, and from 2010 - 52 billion cubic meters. This gas transit through Ukrainian territory will be 110 billion cubic meters a year, a preferential rate of transit in 2009 will be equal to 1.7 dollars per thousand cubic meters per 100 kilometers. Since 2010, the rate will be increased to 2.04 dollars per thousand cubic meters and will be indexed for inflation, the European.
Ihor Bakay from 1998 till 2000 served as chairman of the Ukrainian Naftogaz, and from 1997 till 2000 - served as adviser to the president. In 1998, elected in the Verkhovna Rada. From October 2003 to December 2004 on Bakai headed the State Office of the President of Ukraine.