MOSCOW, March 7. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom has received no payments from Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz Ukrainy for February’s Russian gas supplies, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller told journalists on Friday.

“Today, on February 7, was the deadline for payments for February’s gas deliveries to Ukraine,” he said. “Gazprom has received no debt payments. With a discount in the first quarter, Ukraine’s total debt has significantly increased, reaching 1.860 billion dollars.