Russian PM  Dmitry  Medvedev warned that Kiev must pay for the natural gas which Gazprom has started delivering since yesterday, in areas occupied by pro-Russian separatists. This announcement follows a day after Ukrainian company Naftogaz announced that it will not be paying for this gas.

This announcement was made on Medvedev’s website after a talk he had with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, the Russian president, on his part mentioned that the country will continue supplying said areas with gas for “Humanitarian purposes”.