Ukraine called for a reasonable price for gas.

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KommentariiPodnimite them veki14.01.2009Uchastniki gas crisis entangled in mutual accusations SyuzhetyOtklyuchenie gas Ukraine13.01.2009Ukraina has blocked the transit of gas to EvropuUkraina considers reasonable price for gas in the amount of 192.6 to 218 dollars per thousand cubic meters, depending on the rate of transit. The latter can be installed in the amount of 2.2 to 2.47 dollars per thousand cubic meters per 100 kilometers. The statement was made by the Commissioner of the Ukrainian president on international energy security Bohdan Sokolovsky, Interfax reports.
Ukrainian officials explained that the Ukraine in the calculations take into account the proposed agreement, which had been achieved during the meeting of the leadership of Russia and Ukraine.
In addition, Sokolowski said that Ukraine will not renew the transit of Russian gas, has yet to be signed technology agreement. It should be defined, in what quantity and quality of gas will be submitted to the Ukrainian gas transmission system.
Unsettled the price of gas for Ukraine in 2009 was the main reason for Russian-Ukrainian gas conflict, which has led to a complete halt the transit of gas to Europe from January 7. After the Ukrainian side had refused to sign a contract on gas supplies on concessional terms (250 U.S. dollars per thousand cubic meters), Gazprom has increased the price to 450 dollars.
In turn, Ukraine considers the current low rate of gas transit to Europe, which amounts to 1.6 dollars per thousand cubic meters per 100 kilometers. Such a rate fixed by acting before the end of 2010, but Kiev court recognized in early January, the agreement illegal.