Ukraine-Russia Gas Deal Reported

Ekonomicheskie Izvestia reports that Ukraine and Russia finally reached agreement on a new price for Ukraine’s natural-gas imports.

The accord will be signed by the countries’ respective presidents later this month or early in December,

The price agreed is between $220 and $230 per 1,000 cubic meters and Ukraine can pay and obtain loans for gas imports in Russian rubles, according to the newspaper.

Russian investors will have a privileged position if they bid for state assets in Ukraine, according to Izvestia.