Tymoshenko went to Moscow for talks on gas.

Continuing: Yulia Tymoshenko canceled the visit to Moscow
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Recall that a contract for the supply of gas to Ukraine in 2009 has not yet been signed. If the document is not signed before January 1, 2009, the Russian Gazprom has the right not to supply fuel to Ukraine. In this gas through the territory of the country will still go, because he comes to Ukrainian pipelines to Europe. Therefore, the Russian concern fear that Ukraine will begin to select a trunk gas pipeline that would jeopardize the supply of European customers of Gazprom.
At the briefing, December 31, representatives of Gazprom said that estimate the chances of a new subscription agreement before 1 January 2009 as "70 to 30 in the crisis scenario." The current contract expires at 10:00 am on 1 January 2009.
In early October, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko agreed with the head of Russia Vladimir Putin in the next three years, Kiev will move in stages to pay for the average gas price, the parties also from 1 January 2009 will waive service brokers. The transition to new relations in the gas sector was the repayment of debt Kiev for gas supplies.
Ukraine argues that pay the debt before Russia's Gazprom for 1.5 billion dollars. However, representatives of the Russian group argue that Kiev should still be $ 500 million of fines and penalties for late payment of debts
Earlier, Gazprom said that if the contract is signed, the Ukraine, the fuel will be supplied to 418 dollars per thousand cubic meters. In 2008, gas sold at 179.5 dollars per thousand cubic meters. December 31, at Gazprom said Ukraine made "sverhlgotnoe" proposal for the price of gas for the next year, but has so far cost the Ukrainian side is not accepted.
What caused such a sharp price increase in a significant fall of the value of hydrocarbons on the world market, "Gazprom" is not explained. In mid-December in the gas monopoly said that the average price of fuel would be 260-300 dollars per thousand cubic meters, depending on transportation costs.