Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed to European consumers of Russian gas on Thursday to establish a consortium for the purchase of so-called technical gas necessary for the flow of Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe.
Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a press conference on Thursday that ultimately Ukraine would be responsible for paying for this technical gas, but its price has not yet been discussed. The Russian demand for Ukraine to pay $450 for a thousand cubic meters of gas, double what it paid last year, is one of the causes of the Ukrainian-Russian dispute over gas supply. (Hina)
