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Ukraine is currently paying about $400 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas, but wants to pay $250. The talks have so far failed to produce a deal and a new round is set for mid-January. A price discount for Ukraine could amount to $9 billion for an annual shipment, Miller said Friday. Although his order regarding South Stream seems to be aimed to push pressure on Ukraine at the upcoming gas talks, Putin still added that it expects Ukraine to remain an important gas route for Russia. Ukraine's prime minister Mykola Azarov on Thursday threatened that his government may take Gazprom to court if Moscow doesn't agree to a lower price at the talks. It was not immediately clear, however, what could make the legal grounds of that lawsuit.
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