Russian state-run gas giant OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) said Tuesday it was still
awaiting payment from Ukraine and it was
"too early" to say their current gas dispute was resolved.
"We have still not received the money, so it is too early to say the issue
has been settled," Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said on Russian
television.
His comments came around one hour after Ukraine's
state gas company Naftogaz announced that it would transfer payment "in
two or three hours" for all the gas imported in November and December -
the months disputed with Gazprom.
Gazprom says Ukraine
owes it around $1.6 billion for November and December gas deliveries.
The company has also demanded payment of around $400 million in late fees, an
element that Naftogaz has said would be addressed after payment for the
imported gas itself had been made.