MOSCOW, January 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...
Gazprom and Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz signed on Monday a long-awaited contract on gas supplies to Ukraine for 2009-2019, following a dispute which saw gas deliveries to Europe cut off. The EU called the situation "incredible and unacceptable." Russian gas started flowing into Europe again on Tuesday.
"We can think of a longer period of 20-30 years similar to other contracts [with other gas consumers]," Medvedev said in an interview with Rossiya TV channel.
Under the current price agreement for Russian gas, Ukraine will pay $450 per 1,000 cubic meters with a 20% discount agreed between Moscow and Kiev for 2009. The price is expected to go down later in the year to reflect a fall in world oil prices. Last year Ukraine paid $179.5. The transit tariff paid by Russia remains unchanged for 2009.
Medvedev expressed the confidence that the contracts signed between Gazprom and Naftogaz in Moscow would not be revised.