KIEV, Feb. 16 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny is studying the possibility of partially switching to paying in Russian rubles for gas supplied by Russia's OJSC Gazprom, the board chairman of the Ukrainian holding, Yevhen Bakulin, told the press on Wednesday.
"The Russians suggested it, [and] we calculated that taking into account that Ukraine has extra rubles under the balance of trade, this could make things a lot easier," he said.
Bakulin said that the initiative is being discussed with the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), which supports the proposal.
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