俄羅斯延長與烏克蘭天然氣協議

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a plan to extend Moscow's current natural gas deal with Ukraine for another three months.

Russian authorities announced the extension Tuesday, just hours before a temporary pricing agreement reached late last year was set to expire.

The October 2014 deal required Ukraine to make monthly payments in advance of delivery, with Kyiv paying $365 per 1,000 cubic meters between January 2015 and March 31. Russian energy officials recently said Ukraine would pay $348 beginning April 1.俄羅斯總統普京已經批准了一項計劃，將莫斯科與烏克蘭目前的天然氣協議延長三個月。

俄羅斯當局星期二，在去年年底達成的臨時定價協議快要期滿的幾個小時前宣佈了這一計劃。

2014年10月達成的協議要求烏克蘭政府在2015年1月到3月31日間以每千立方米365美元的價格每月在天然氣交貨前支付。俄羅斯能源官員最近表示，從4月1日開始烏克蘭將支付348美元的價格。