Tymoshenko says Russian gas price for Ukraine in 2010 won't change much

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko forecasts that the average yearly price of Russian natural gas in 2010 for Ukraine will be almost the same as in 2009.

"I am confident that the gas price for Ukraine in 2010 will be virtually the same as in 2009," she said in an exclusive interview with the ICTV channel on Sunday.

Taking into account the current international situation, we can predict that the Russian gas transit through Ukraine's territory in 2010 will be charged 60% more than in the previous year, she said.

"That is why I want to calm industrialists, and all consumers of the natural gas. This is how we view the next year," Tymoshenko added.

23.11.2009