The Ministry of Justice has worked out a mechanism for collecting the funds from Gazprom by a decision of the Ukrainian court. This was stated by the Minister of Justice Pavel Petrenko, the correspondent of LIGA. Net.

Petrenko recalled that a decision was made to recover from Gazprom over abusing a monopoly position of more than 172 billion UAH.

"We have worked out mechanisms for collecting funds and other property of the company, including through the use of legal aid and cooperation with other countries ... Gazprom property has already been arrested on the territory of Ukraine. This refers to the shares owned by Gazprom. These are operating companies that operate on cash flows and pay dividends. The first sums have already been collected, "he said..

Petrenko also noted that there are no assets worth 172 billion UAH from Gazprom on the territory of Ukraine.

"We will cooperate with countries in which there are assets and funds of Gazprom and raise the issue of implementation of decisions of Ukrainian courts, and in the future and international courts to recover debts from Gazprom. On the territory of the free world there are clear principles: if you lost, if you owe money or property - you have to pay ... The principle of "big bear" that someone is afraid of does not work there, "added the minister..

We note that Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller commented on the possible arrest of gas owned by the Russian company, with the words: "Let them try".

Let us recall that the AMCU on January 25, 2016. I decided to penalize Gazprom to 85.

966 billion UAH for "violation of economic competition in the form of inaction, which is the failure to enforce obtain services transit of natural gas through pipelines across Ukraine on reasonable terms, and it would be impossible in the conditions of the existence of significant competition on the market and it led to the infringement of the interests of Naftogaz of Ukraine in the form of abuse monopoly (dominant) position in the market for natural gas transit through magist cial pipelines on the territory of Ukraine as a buyer ". Later, the amount of the fine increased twice due to the penalty charge, since Gazprom refused to pay a fine.

Gazprom challenged this decision in the courts of Ukraine, but did not achieve its abolition.