Dmitry Medvedev: Proposals to use seasonal prices for Russian gas supplied to Ukraine came up today. We are ready to discuss how to resume our cooperation in the gas sphere with Ukraine as a debtor nation, but on two conditions.
First, Ukraine must repay its existing debt, which is astronomical.
Second,
even with seasonal prices, the average price for the year will amount to $385 per
1,000 cubic metres, which includes the cancellation of the Russian customs
duty, which our partners are well aware of.
If they don’t need discounts, we are willing to go back to the price of $485 per 1,000 cubic metres. We are quite happy with this price.