Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko follows Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after a press-conference, the Moscow Region, October 2, 2008.
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Medvedev Ordered to Collect $2.4bn from Ukraine
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered to Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller to collect gas debt from Ukraine, Interfax reported.
Medvedev said it was necessary to finally clarify the situation with Ukrainian debt, collecting it either on voluntary basis or by force. “As it is specified by the current laws and in line with other bilateral relations,” the president announced during the meeting with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller.
Ukrainian gas debt amounts to $2.4 billion, Miller told the president.
“I’ve paid attention that our Ukrainian partners owe us more than $2.4 billion. It is big money for any state and for any company, including Gazprom,” Medvedev specified, adding that they had agreed with Ukraine that the money would be paid back as established by law. The respective agreement had been reached during the Moscow visit of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
So, the president asked the gas chief about next year’s contracts with Ukraine and told him “to report where the money was.”
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