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Putin: Russia to invest $15bln in Ukrainian bonds, lower gas price 33%
17.12.2013 18:47 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Russia and Ukraine have signed an action plan to settle restrictions in bilateral trade for 20132014. Russia would convert $15 billion worth of its National Welfare Fund - a rainy day fund - into Ukrainian securities to help it stave off a financial crisis. Russia’s Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukraine have signed an amendment that allows Gazprom - which it intends to do - to sell gas to Ukraine at a price of $268.50 for 1,000 cubic metres, President Vladimir Putin has said, Voice of Russia reports referring to Interfax.
«The Russian government made a decision to invest part of the National Welfare fund to the amount of $15 billion in Ukrainian government securities,» Putin told.
Russian gas giant Gazprom (MOEX: GAZP) and Ukraine’s national oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy signed an additional to the contract concerning the purchase of Russian gas, its delivery, amount, and transit terms of January 19, 2009 on Tuesday, with the two countries’ presidents on hand, an Interfax correspondent reported from the signing ceremony.
The particulars of the document are not yet available.
Over the four years of the contract’s life, 28 additions have already been signed - almost every month and a half. The announced additions were associated with the payment schedule and forex payment for gas deliveries.
«As you have seen, Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukraine have signed an amendment that allows Gazprom - which it intends to do - to sell gas to Ukraine at a price of $268.50 for 1,000 cubic metres. As you know, that price now is around $400,» Putin said after Kremlin talks with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
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