Ukrajina je odbacila taj zahtjev i iznijela protuprijedlog, po kom bi pristala plaćati 144 eura za 1.000 kubnih metara, ako bi Rusija prihvatila povećanje naknade za tranzit ruskog prirodnog gasa preko ukrajinske teritorije sa 1,22 na 1,44 eura po 1.000 kubnih metara na 100km.
Ukraine rejected the demand and issued a counterproposal under which it would agree to pay 144 euros per 1,000 cubic metres if Russia would accept an increase in the fee for the transit of Russian natural gas through Ukrainian territory from 1.22 euros to 1.44 euros per 1,000 cubic metres per 100km.