Deliveries of Russian natural gas ended in Slovakia and Romania.

KommentariiZamorozili07.01.2009Evropa severely affected because of the Russian-Ukrainian gas voynySyuzhetyOtklyuchenie gas Ukraine06.01.2009Yuschenko requires Russia gazOcherednymi countries, the full cessation of supplies of Russian gas through Ukraine, Slovakia and Romania have become , reported RIA Novosti. "Unfortunately it happened. At a gas station Mediesu Aurit does not do gas" - agency quoted the words of Romanian Minister of Economy Vidyanu Adrian (Adrian Videanu).
In turn, the representative of the Slovak oil and gas company SPP Lyubomyr Tuhsher said that the population of the country continues to receive gas at the same level, despite the fact that Slovakia does not get fuel from abroad. January 6, the state government declared an intention to impose emergency rule in the declining supply. Slovakia gets from Russia, 98 per cent of its gas consumption.
Earlier on the complete cessation of gas supplies through Ukrainian pipelines said ten countries, including Austria, Hungary, Greece, Turkey and Croatia. Exports have decreased significantly in France, Germany, Serbia and some other countries.
According to Gazprom, the Europeans do not get gas because of the illegal blockade of the selection and pipelines Ukraine. In turn, in Kiev say that Gazprom is January 7, completely stopped all deliveries of fuel across the country.
The main stumbling block in the issue of transit of gas through Ukraine is the price of fuel for the country. Gazprom insists that Naftogaz of Ukraine pay 418 dollars per thousand cubic meters of gas, while the Ukrainian side proposes price at 180-230 dollars.