Ukrainian cooperation with Russia will help...
the Russian version of a draft agreement as saying that Russia"s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) would receive a 50%+1 stake in Antonov in exchange for a gas discount under the deal.Ukraine is due to receive a stake in UAC, but its size will be determined after an independent evaluation of the market values of Antonov and UAC. The deadline for the final decision is August 1, 2010.
Russian official sources did not comment on the report.
Ukraine was prepared to give Russian companies access to the privatization of the Ukrainian aviation industry and energy sector in 2006, during Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych"s second term as prime minister. The deal was not completed before Yanukovych lost his post.
Yanukovych, who was inaugurated as the president in February, vowed during his campaign to improve relations with Russia and renegotiate the January 2009 deal on gas supplies, which increased the price, straining Ukraine"s already troubled finances.