BLBG:Russia, Ukraine May Sign New Gas Deal This Month, Izvestia Says
Ukraine and Russia agreed on a new price for Ukraine’s natural-gas imports and accords will be signed by the countries’ presidents late this month or early in December, Ekonomicheskie Izvestia reported, citing a person familiar with the matter in the administration of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
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.
To contact the reporter on this story: Kateryna Choursina in Kiev at kchoursina@bloomberg.net;
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