"Naftogaz" has found the money for the settlement with Gazprom.

KommentariiPodarok kuharkam26.02.2009V Gazprom expect a new conflict with Ukraine Company "Naftogaz Ukraine" has been able to gather enough money to pay with Gazprom for gas deliveries in February 2009 . The statement was made by Press Secretary of "Naftogaz" Valentin Zemlyanskiy, reports RIA Novosti. "We need to settle the contract until March 7, we have no problems. We do not see negative developments, the bank, we have confirmation that the necessary amount of dollars is" - he said.
According to Zemlianskaia, Ukraine has difficulties in the domestic gas market, as some of the consumers of fuel in arrears. Nevertheless, this should not affect the solvency of "Naftogaz". February 19, 2009 "Naftogaz Ukraine" has declared that the Ukrainian companies owe for gas 4567 billion hryvnia (575 million dollars).
February 26, 2009 it was reported that Gazprom may again suspend fuel shipments to Ukraine. This will happen on 8 March this year when the March 7 "Naftogaz Ukraine" does not pay for fuel delivered in February. According to Gazprom, the Ukrainian company must pay the then 400 million dollars.
The contract for the supply of gas in the years 2009-2019, which was signed by Gazprom and Naftogaz in January of this year, provides for payment of fuel, no later than 7 of the month following the month of delivery. In total, "Naftogaz" is expected to pay for gas supplies in 2009 some 14.4 billion dollars. The Russian-Ukrainian contract provides for the transition to a system of advance payments for fuel in case the first non-payment.
1 January 2009, Gazprom stopped gas deliveries Ukraine. Reason for is that the parties failed to agree on gas price in 2009 and, therefore, to conclude a contract for the delivery. A week later stopped the transit of Russian fuel to Europe through Ukraine. Deliveries were resumed in late January 2009.