KIEV, Aug. 19 – In the nearest future the price of natural gas exported to Ukraine from Russia will be the same as in the rest of Europe, former President Leonid Kravchuk said at a press conference on Tuesday.

"I believe that the price (of gas) will reach the world level very soon," he said, asked how the conflict in Southern Ossetia might affect relations between Ukraine and Russia, particularly the talks on gas prices.