Gazprom says market gas price for Ukraine $418 per tcm!!

According to Reuters:

“the price for Ukraine should amount to $418 per 1,000 cubic metres” says chief executive officer Alexei Miller during the talks with Ukrainian officials in Moscow.

Read the full article at Reuters:

Let me remind you that the current price that Ukraine is paying Russia for 1,000 cubic metres of Natural gas is now only 179.5 dollars.

The Gazprom spokeswoman said company specialists were being told to be at work over the New Year’s night if the company management decided to cut gas to Ukraine.

The Russian gas giant maintains that Naftogaz owes Russia more than 2.1 billion dollars [2] for gas delivered in November and December and fines for late payment.

It’s known previously that Ukraine’s economy is now in terrible mess and should not be in any condition to repay the debt to Russia and this means that Ukraine may faced the stark realities of a VERY VERY COLD WINTER this coming 1st January 2009….

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