Ukraine pays $500 million to Russia for October gas

摘要

Kiev-Ukraine November 6 put off by at least a month a possible dispute with Russia over natural gas imports by paying in full the $500 million owed to Russian gas giant Gazprom for its October gas imports. "Today we transferred $500 million to Russia," Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said in a statement. Ukraine is required to make payments to Gazprom within the first week of each month to comply with a gas agreement signed with Russia in January.