KYIV, Oct 18 – Yuriy Vitrenko, the Executive Director of Naftogaz Ukrainy, said the company would on November 1 file court claims for more than $11 billion against Gazprom to serve as possible compensation for an end to transit.

"I told you so," he said, commenting on what Gazprom chief Alexei Miller said about the need to resolve litigation ahead of a new transit contract being signed.

"On the other hand, it's good that I started to talk about this earlier, so there would be an opportunity to make preparations," Vitrenko said.