ITAR-TASS: Ukraine to pay Russia first tranche of natural gas debt within days
Kiev has all the money for this and all the reserves are in place, says the National Bank of Ukraine head Valeria Gontareva
Ukraine will transfer to Russia the first tranche for the earlier supplied natural gas "in the coming days," head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Valeria Gontareva said at a news conference on Monday.
According to her, on Monday the country's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk held a meeting to discuss "all our gas payments". "I have no doubt that this will be done according to the signed agreement. This will be done in the coming days, as we have the money for this and all reserves are in place," Gontareva said.