Platts: Ukraine preparing for possible disruption to Russian gas supplies
Ukraine is preparing for potential for disruption to Russian gas supplies, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Prodan said Wednesday.
"I understand that any decision could be taken today, even to halt gas supplies to Ukraine as well as to Europe," Prodan told a press conference in Kiev.
Concerns reached a new pitch after Kiev missed a deadline to pay for its March gas supplies and to reduce its $2.2 billion debt owed to Russia for gas.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a special meeting with the Russian government later on Wednesday to discuss the issue of gas supplies to Ukraine, according to a report in the Kommersant daily newspaper.