Ukraine has been unable to determine the value of Russian gas.

SyuzhetyVozobnovlenie transit of gas through Ukrainu19.01.2009Rossiya and Ukraine agreed on a transit gazaKommentariiMalenkoe black plate19.01.2009Timoshenko agreed to pay for Russian gas cost of U.S. $ 360 for Russian gas for Ukraine will be less than 250 dollars per thousand cubic meters. This was declared Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Interfax reports. Earlier January 19, the secretariat of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko announced that the average price of gas, taking into account the discount in the first quarter of 2009 to have no more than 199 dollars per thousand cubic meters.
In addition, authorized the President of Ukraine Bohdan Sokolovsky said that Russia has proposed the cost of gas in the first quarter of 2009 at 360 dollars per thousand cubic meters.
According to Tymoshenko, the exact cost of gas, as defined by the formula approved by Russia, will be named in the next two days. "Taking into account that Ukraine uses a formula for the first time, we are within two or three days you oglasim price", - said Tymoshenko, noting that an estimated cost of gas is in the range from 230 to 250 dollars per thousand cubic meters. Ukrainian Prime Minister added that the Russian side provided a discount on gas would save up to $ 5 billion.
Ukraine will buy Russian gas from 20 per cent discount in Europe. In doing so, the exact cost of fuel for the Ukrainian side is not yet known.
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and the Ukrainian company Naftogaz of Ukraine on 19 January signed a contract on gas deliveries. The contract will be valid from 2009 to 2019. According to the document, Russia will sell Ukraine gas without intermediaries. In addition, the contract requires the resumption of Russian gas supplies to European customers through Ukraine. As Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of Russia, Gazprom, has received the appropriate disposal.
The transit of Russian gas to Europe was stopped by Gazprom, 7 January 2009. January 13, the supply of gas export pipeline system was restored, but Ukraine is not the beginning of transportation fuels, citing technical difficulties. Gas conflict has caused the beginning of the energy crisis in some countries in Eastern Europe.