Ukraine will reduce the consumption of Russian gas.

SyuzhetyOtklyuchenie gas Ukraine20.01.2009 Gazprom resumed gas supplies to transit gas through EvropuVozobnovlenie Ukrainu20.01.2009Ukraina announced the reopening of the transit of gas in EvropuKommentariiMalenkoe black plate19.01.2009Timoshenko agreed to pay for Russian gas volume of 360 dollars of Russian gas supplies to Ukraine in 2009 will be 40 billion cubic meters, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the press service of Gazprom. Thus, in comparison with the previous year, the Ukrainian side, the consumption of fuel from Russia to fall by about 15 billion cubic meters.
Ukraine annually consumes about 69-75 billion cubic meters of gas. At the same time about 55 billion cubic meters of fuel, more than 70 percent of consumption, the Ukrainian side buys from Gazprom.
The Russian concern is also reported that this year Russia intends to send to European customers through Ukraine to 120 billion cubic meters of gas. Remember, the supply of transit through Ukraine to the EU resumed on 20 January at 10:24 Moscow time. They were stopped on 7 January at the initiative of the Russian side, which accused "Naftogaz Ukraine" in the selection of an illegal fuel destined to European countries.
A subsidiary company Naftogaz "-" Ukrtransgaz January 20, clarified that the transit of Russian gas to Europe may be delayed for several hours due to technical reasons. "There is pressure on all parts of the system. It depends on when Russia cut gas to start on all fronts," - added the representative of the press service of "Ukrtransgaz" in a conversation with RIA Novosti.
Later, press secretary of "Naftogaz" Valentin Zemlyanskiy reported that Russian gas, designed to customers in Europe, was to arrive in the Ukrainian gas transmission system in all five gazoizmeritelnyh stations.
Deliveries of gas from Russia to Ukrainian consumers were halted on Jan. 1 because of the fact that the parties could not agree on a purchase price of fuel. Sign a contract for 2009, Gazprom and Naftogaz managed only on 19 January. Under the terms of the agreement, Ukraine will buy fuel from 20 per cent discount from the price at which it sold in Europe. In the first quarter of this year, Russian gas will cost the Ukrainian side of 360 dollars per thousand cubic meters.