KYIV. Dec 15 (Interfax) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said he is certain his country will be able to pay for Russian natural gas at $416 per 1,000 cubic meters in 2012, and that this price is laid down in the 2012 draft budget.

"We are fairly stable now and we have a firm position at our talks, so I said: the price will be $416, we shall be able to pay. We inherited it. It is not an easy legacy