MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the minister, Ukraine's national oil and gas company Naftogaz has officially asked Russian energy giant Gazprom for a discount.
"We now have a draft directive, the discount will be smaller than in the third quarter. Final calculations are currently being made on the discount, but on average, it will be approximately $20," Novak told reporters.
Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission will hold a fresh round of trilateral gas talks on Friday in Brussels.
"We maintain a constant dialogue with our colleagues…We are going there with our proposals, and we are hoping that it will not be in vain, that we will be able to seal the deal with our signatures," Novak told reporters in Moscow.
Earlier this month, Novak met with European Commission Vice President on Energy Union Maros Sefcovic in Vienna. They set out key conditions for gas deliveries to Ukraine during the peak winter period, including the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016.
