With Russia-Ukraine gas transit talks stretching into today, Gazprom showed its seriousness Friday by paying Naftogaz $2.9 billion. The money was paid in full – principal plus 10-months interest — for the Stockholm arbitration award of Feb. 28. “Yes, Ukraine received $2.918 billion from Gazprom in pursuance of the Stockholm arbitration decision,” Yuriy Vitrenko, Naftogaz executive director, wrote Saturday on Facebook.
With Russia-Ukraine gas transit talks stretching into today, Gazprom showed its seriousness Friday by paying Naftogaz $2.9 billion.
