Novak: Kiev will be able to buy 2 billion cubic meters of gas to the EU funds – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, September 11 – RIA Novosti. Loans of European financial institutions in the amount of $ 500 million will help Ukraine in September – the first half of October, further pumped into the storage 2 billion cubic meters of gas, said Energy Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak .

“It was stated that the already agreed today with the European Institute of Fiscal for as a loan to Ukraine $ 500 million for gas injection into underground storage facilities. This target loan will be, and these funds will be credited to a special by “Gazprom” as an advance payment. And, accordingly, it is about to be 2 billion cubic meters of gas, which will allow during September and early October is further pumped into underground gas storage (Ukraine) 2 billion (cubic meters), “- said Nowak in an interview with the First channel.

In addition, he said, the European Commission will lead to the end of the allocation of Ukraine 500 million dollars by the World Bank, including the purchase of gas.

“was also reached agreed that the European Commission before the end bring the question of the allocation of 500 million dollars from the funds of the World Bank, including those earmarked for the purchase of gas from “Gazprom”, – said the Russian minister.

On Friday in Vienna held talks on gas issues with the head of the Ministry of Energy of the European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič on Energosoiuz. The meeting was also attended by the head of “Gazprom” Alexei Miller.