Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz issued a statement on June 8 indicating that it will consider purchasing gas from Gazprom, if the price is competitive, via direct contacts between the two companies.
EurActiv: Naftogaz will try to handle with Gazprom without EU mediation
Chief executive of Ukrainian state-owned gas firm Naftogaz Andriy Kobolev is pictured during an AFP interview in Budapest on June 18, 2014.