Russia to wait one month for Ukraine to pay for gas, then switch to advance payments - Putin

14:27, 17.04.2014 1 min read

Russia will switch to an advance gas payment system with Ukraine in one month if Kyiv does not begin making payments, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his hotline.

"We are prepared to tolerate more; we'll tolerate [this] for a month. If no payments are made within the month, then in accordance with the contract, we will switch to a so called advance payment," he said.