Dispute about Gas between Russian and Ukraine about to Escalate

People ♦ Published: October 29, 2013; 14:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

According to Russian energy giant Gazprom, Ukraine has not yet paid deliveries of natural gas in the amount of around € 639m.

Dispute about Gas between Russian and Ukraine about to Escalate / Picture: © Gazprom

On Tuesday CEO of Gazprom Alexei Miller expressed his concern about the current situation, as cited by Russian news agencies. According to the energy company, the largest Eastern European country was granted an extension of time limit to pay for the gas delivery, however, the deadline ran out on October 1. In the past the two neighboring countries have had several disagreements over…