Kiev, March 23 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Ukraine will suspend natural gas imports from Russia starting from April 1, the country's Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Monday.
"There is no pressing need for buying gas from Russia, thus we will suspend purchases," Demchyshyn told a press conference in Kiev.
The minister explained that starting from next month Kiev will temporarily replace gas imported from Russia with cheaper fuel purchased on the European spot market.
