“Naftogaz” has filed a new lawsuit against Stockholm “Gazprom” – BBC Russian

• May 1, 2015

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“Naftogaz Ukrainy” announced a new lawsuit that the company’s lawyers have filed against the Russian “Gazprom” in the Stockholm arbitration.

The Ukrainian side is trying to challenge concluded with Russian transit contract, which in Kiev considered unfair.

“In addition,” Naftogaz “said the claim of failure to supply gas under the contract in accordance with violation of” Gazprom “of its obligations with respect to gas supplies for transit”, – said the press service of “Naftogaz”.

According to the calculations of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the amount of the claims “Naftogaz” to “Gazprom”, which are discussed in the Stockholm arbitration, it exceeded $ 16 billion, of this amount, more than $ 10 billion to be paid as compensation for damages.

The official representative of “Gazprom” Sergei Kupriyanov, commenting on the statement Yatsenyuk the claims “Naftogaz” to “Gazprom”, said that the Russian company has a counter-claim and the amount above.

“The amount of claims of” Gazprom “to” Naftogaz Ukraine “more than the sum of claims of” Naftogaz “to” Gazprom “, – quotes him RIA Novosti.

As reminds agency,” Gazprom “and” Naftogaz “in the June 2014 exchange counter claims in the Stockholm arbitration, “Gazprom” has demanded to collect from the Ukrainian company debts and interest totaling $ 4.5 billion, “Naftogaz” – retroactively to review the price of gas and recover all overpayments, is estimated at least 6 billion dollars.

These cases were consolidated. The arbitration award of contract for the supply of gas is expected in the summer of 2016 on the transit contract – in the autumn of 2016.