Naftogaz Ukrainy, which lowered gas prices for industry and extended the benefits of heat and communal energy, temporarily stopped gas imports to Ukraine. The reason is the record high gas reserves in storage. Moreover, the company expects a further reduction in gas prices in the European market. Such a statement was made by the head of Naftogaz Andrey Kobolev. " They are radically more than the volumes that we had in the previous season - the difference is more than 4 billion cubic meters. Now we, as Naftogaz, do not import gas. Mostly private traders import gas now, ”Kobolev said.. According to Kobolev, in April the price of gas for the population of Ukraine decreased by 15%, and in general, the price of gas fell by 38% since January 2020. He noted at the same time that the price will continue to decline. “We expect gas prices to decline in the coming months.”. It is difficult to predict how much, now the market is surprising many analysts and we are surprised. We recently saw a negative oil price in the US. It was a short episode, but it took place, it is unprecedented. Therefore, we can expect that the price of gas on European markets in May will be slightly lower, " He added that the next winter will use excess gas, which was pumped the previous fall in preparation for the negotiation process with Gazprom. " At the beginning of the season we had more than 21 billion cubic meters.. m of gas, "