Ukrainian state energy firm Naftogaz has paid its August gas obligations to Russia in full, a company spokesman said on Friday. News was later confirmed by Gazprom, Russia’s monopoly gas exporter.
Ukraine’s acting finance minister, Ihor Umansky, said this week Naftogaz’s bill for August would amount to $667 million, an increase from July as the country increases gas purchases to fill its storage. Read the rest of this entry »
