“If you count, then this“ discount ”, which Putin is talking about, even if you just count economically, will pay off in 28 years, if you compare only (with the rejection of. - RT ) $ 3 billion that Gazprom already owes us. Not to mention new lawsuits, ”Vitrenko quotes Gromadske.

He noted that the Ukrainian side does not make sense to wait so many years for what it can get at present by collecting debts from Gazprom.

On November 15, Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced his readiness to lower Ukraine's gas price by 20 - 25%.

Vitrenko later said that he did not consider this offer as a discount, but considered it a normal price.

Naftogaz noted that they plan to recover $ 3 billion from Gazprom by the end of 2020.