"Let's wait when we begin consultations - the tripartite, when a new government (Ukraine. - RT ) is elected and the counterparties appear, then we can speak more specifically," RIA Novosti quotes the Russian minister.

He stressed that the issue of direct purchases of Russian gas by Ukraine will be discussed in the course of further trilateral talks.

Earlier, Novak said that the Ukrainian side was asked to extend the agreement on gas transit under current conditions, but there is no reaction from Kiev yet.