Russian demand for gas exceeds 2 billion cubic meters daily

Russian demand for gas has reached 2 billion cubic meters daily for the first time in history, Interfax reports.

Bulgaria and Serbia consume such amounts annually.

Russia consumed 2016.5 million cubic meters of gas on January 28. A new record of gas - 613.1 million cubic meters - drained from reservoirs was reached, .

European demands for gas are lower this year. Ukraine has also said that it did not need as much gas as before. It consumed 130.8 million cubic meters on January 28. According to some data, it exceeds the contract volumes of 125 million cubic meters.