Russia is ready to consider an issue about possible gas discount for Ukraine. A fundamental condition for this is the beginning of payment of the debt for supplied gas - the source of payments should be the IMF credit extended to Kyiv.

Izvestia writes about this with reference to the sources in the Russian government.
In addition, Moscow at the next stage of negotiations with the EU and Ukraine will insist on completion of the construction and the launch of the South Stream.

“At the next meeting, the matter will concern a price and contract obligations. It can take place between May 16 and 19 in one of European countries. The exact location is not yet determined,” a federal official told a journalist.

The first meeting between Russia, the European Commission (EC) and Ukraine took place on May 2 in Warsaw and was to no avail, RosBusinessConsulting notes.