Belarusians will gradually turn off the gas

"Gazprom" will limit gas supplies to Belarus on Monday, "Gradually, day and is proportional to the volume of debt," said the head of the gas holding company, Alexei Miller during a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Miller informed the president that talks to resolve the Belarusian debt for gas ended in vain. Medvedev said that together with the measures taken need to continue negotiations with Minsk. Gazprom should act in accordance with treaties and according to "our understanding of partnerships and the challenges that exist," the president said. "But nevertheless - he said - we must defend the interests of Russian consumers and, ultimately, the Russian state."