Coincidences, the world is full of them.
Via International Business Times:
Russia’s state-run energy giant Gazprom says it is mulling over whether to increase gas prices after the first quarter of this year because of a lack of payments from Ukraine.
According to a statement by Gazprom’s chief financial officer, Gazprom is looking to hike prices for Ukraine, despite Vladimir Putin previously pledging to potentially lower gas bills in the event of a new government.
“The situation with payments is worrying. Ukraine is paying but not as well as we would like it to … We are still thinking about whether to extend the pricing contract into the next quarter based on current prices,” said Andrei Kruglov.
On 21 February, Gazprom has quelled market concerns over the impact the Ukrainian crisis has on European gas exports after declaring that the Russian state-owned energy giant has “pumped [gas] in full volumes” through its pipeline via the embattled country.
HT Ollieblog