Putin hopes ”gas problems” with Ukraine will be resolved

During his meeting with the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, Vladimir Litvin, the Russian president said: “Gazprom’s representatives have come back from Ukraine. There are 7.7 billion cu m of natural gas on paper but none in hand. Based on European prices, the amount of gas is to the tune of $160 per 1,000 cu m. This is more than $1.3 billion. Naturally, we will not demand the debt should be paid as early as tomorrow, but experts should solve the problem. Sure, the matter should not cloud our bilateral relations.”
RIAN