Ukraine PM sure Russia will not impose gas fines

KIEV, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Russia will not impose fines on Ukraine for buying less gas than it had promised at the start of the year and has agreed to the volumes to be bought next year, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Wednesday.

"We have adjusted the volumes of gas for Ukraine and today we have Russia's solid position that there will be no fines," Tymoshenko told a meeting of ambassadors of G8 nations.

She said such cooperation will allow Ukraine to guarantee both payment for Russian gas and the transit of gas to the European Union.