Lukashenko has put forward an ultimatum to the Kremlin

Russia-Belarus gas dispute on Wednesday approached the climax: Belarus announced the settlement of debts for Russian gas, Gazprom, for its part, at the time of the material did not confirm the arrival of money into your account. In addition, the Minsk Moscow announced an ultimatum: the duty of the transit should be repaid to 11.00 MSK on Thursday, otherwise the pipe will be blocked. Wednesday morning restrictions on gas supplies to Belarus for the debts, payment of which it announced in the evening, have been doubled - up to 60% of the plan. In this case, the European consumers, except for Lithuania and the Kaliningrad region, the supply cut has not yet touched. DEBT IS FOUND AND PAID? On Wednesday morning, Gazprom announced that brought the restriction of gas supplies to Belarus to 60% of planned volumes, reducing supply by 30%. Screwed valve Russian holding company started back on Monday - the first deliveries decreased by 15% on Tuesday - an additional 15%. Minsk confirmed the new restriction of supply. The Belarusian side claims that even in the case of a complete shutdown of gas the country can live for several days due to the accumulated volume of fuel in the GTS. Currently, each company put saving mode, there is a schedule change them if needed for fuel oil. An important outcome of the environment has become a de facto recognition Belarus contract pricing formula. According to Gazprom, the payment for the consumed natural gas in May, which the Belarusian side is announced the day before, was $ 260 million, which corresponds to the contract. Towards evening the First Vice-Premier of Belarus Vladimir Semashko said at 16.00 (17.00 MSK), the Belarusian side, borrowing $ 200 million, paid off debts for gas to Gazprom at $ 187 million. "Gazprom" at the time did not confirm receipt of money in the account. At the same time holding evaluates debt Belarus, accumulated due to payments for gas in January-April, not by contract, as prescribed in unilateral price of 192 million dollars. The contract price of Russian gas to the republic in the first quarter amounted to 169.2 dollars, the second - nearly 185 dollars per thousand cubic meters. Payment is carried out at 150 dollars per thousand cubic meters. Semashko explained by the fact that his country hoped to get a reduction factor. When selling Gazprom a 50% Beltransgaz assumed that by 2011, the parties will take to the principle of equal, it is now obvious that Russia is moving away from him, he said. On Tuesday, the president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he had asked his friends for help, to lend him money to pay the debt to Gazprom. Ex-President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev assured that the mysterious friend was not. Bakiyev has once again denied allegations that before his flight, he stole from the Kyrgyz treasury $ 200 million, and said that Lukashenko has not approached him to settle gas debt. TRANSIT CRAZE parallel Minsk require Gazprom to repay the transit to 11.00 MSK on Thursday, threatening otherwise to stop the transit. Block the tube Lukashenko promised more on Tuesday after a 30-percent reduction in deliveries. According to Semashko, outstanding for the transit of $ 260 million originated during the last two months of 2009 and the first five months of 2010, as the Russian holding company tried to pay 1.45 dollars for the transit of thousands of cubic meters of gas per hundred kilometers, while the Belarusian side expected payments to step-up ratio. Gazprom acknowledges the debt to Belarus for transit, but blames his accumulation of the Belarusian side. On Tuesday, the official representative of "Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said that unless Belarus wants to receive money for transit, it must sign the relevant acts, and not haggle over the rates. The size of the debt for the transit of the Russian side did not call. EUROPE HAS NO PROBLEMS While supplies through Belarus to Europe are carried out in full, and consumers do not experience any problems, said on Wednesday, Gazprom head Alexei Miller. This information was confirmed by Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko, authorized on behalf of the Russian government to provide all necessary information to the European structures. Shmatko also said that Russia and the European Commission agreed on a procedure for sending independent observers to monitor unauthorized siphoning of gas, if it happens. While this is not necessary, he added Shmatko. The European Commission on Wednesday said that Poland, Lithuania and Germany receive Russian gas in full. In Poland, it was confirmed, but the supplier of the Lithuanian Lietuvos dujos said that Lithuania, and through it the Kaliningrad region through Belarus loses about 30% of Russian gas. Approximately 18.00 MSK Lieuvos dujos reported a reduction in supplies already at 40%. Lithuanian authorities have announced that the country will reduce gas consumption in the event of significant supply constraints. And the gas is not so necessary? In general, European consumers are experiencing a gas dispute Russia and Belarus quieter than similar problems between Moscow and Kiev in early 2009. "If you pay attention, then our traditional European consumers do about it without saying a word, do not hit the alarm",