OREANDA-NEWS. December 26, 2011. The government of Ukraine does everything to avoid increasing the price of gas for the citizens, President Viktor Yanukovych said in an interview for Evenings with Vitaliy Korotych TV program. "We do our best to avoid raising gas tariffs for the population," he said.

 The President noted that due to the unfavorable gas contracts of 2009, Ukraine is forced to pay an exorbitantly high price for gas. "For two consecutive years we have been paying an unbearable price for gas. The country has become hostage to the signature of one person," he said.