MOSCOW, January 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

He emerged from hosting an international summit on the gas crisis encouraged by comments from the Ukrainian side, noting that Kiev had offered to make advance payments for Russian gas supplies.

"I am sure that in the near future we will solve the transit problem," Medvedev said at a news conference after the meeting.

"But, certainly, we need to solve the question of the price of gas for Ukraine, and for this we need to sit down at the negotiating table," he said. "Our Ukrainian partners expressed their intention to make advanced payments on a number of issues. It is very good and we welcome this."

The Russian president also said that Ukraine was capable of paying European prices for Russian natural gas supplies.

"Ukraine must pay European prices for gas. It is absolutely normal and this is our position," Medvedev said. "Our other partners pay this money and Ukraine is able to pay it."

After the summit, the Russian and Ukrainian prime ministers

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