KIEV, January 10 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine's president has promised to start providing 2 million cubic meters of natural gas daily to Bulgaria and Moldova from its own reserves on January 10, the presidential press service said on Saturday.
In his letters to the countries' presidents, Viktor Yushchenko proposed settling up after Russia resumes gas deliveries to Europe.
Bohdan Sokolovsky, the Ukrainian president's international energy security envoy, said Ukraine has already started delivering gas to Moldova and is preparing supplies to Bulgaria.
The decision was made amid an energy crisis that erupted after Russia halted natural gas deliveries to Europe through Ukraine this week accusing Ukraine of siphoning off transit gas.
Russia cut gas deliveries to Ukraine after the neighbors failed to agree on New Year's Eve on how to settle Kiev's gas debts or on a contract for 2009 deliveries.
