KIEV, June 1 – Ukraine will continue massive imports of natural gas from Russia during the next two months, before reducing the imports when prices are expected to rise, an official said Wednesday.

Ukraine will import about 3 billion cubic meters of natural gas in June, or about the same amount as was imported in May, and will import another 3 billion cu m in July, Naftogaz Ukrayiny chairman Yevhen Bakulin said.