Ukraine threatens Gazprom with multi-billion dollar compensation demand

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The approaching expiration of the contract for the transit of Russian gas, threatening to turn the Ukrainian gas transportation system into a pile of useless scrap metal, makes Kiev frantically rush about in search of a way out of a difficult situation.





However, instead of trying to find a common language with the Russian supplier, the Ukrainian NAK Naftogaz decided to resort to its traditional method - blackmail.

At a press conference in Kiev, the executive director of a Ukrainian oil and gas company, Yuri Vitrenko, said that if Gazprom did not change its position and insisted on a new contract on old terms, Ukraine would demand compensation from Russia.

Vitrenko noted that the amount of compensation that Ukraine will seek in international arbitration is about 11-14 billion dollars. A hearing is scheduled for spring 2021.

Recall that earlier, the Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection, Alexei Orzhel, said that Kiev was ready to fulfill the EU requirement for the separation of Naftogaz and the separation of the gas transmission system (the so-called unbundling).

According to the minister, consideration of this issue will take place on September 18 at the next meeting of the Cabinet of Ukraine.
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  1. Bulanov
    Bulanov
    +2
    12 September 2019 11: 00
    In connection with the foregoing, we advise Russian Railways to require cash compensation from airlines for the loss of transit of a large flow of passengers throughout the country!
  2. AICO
    AICO
    0
    12 September 2019 11: 27
    For 14 lard 404 can be rolled into a thin pancake and not a single EU will blather, because they would have acted for such Wishlist to them !!!
  3. Sergey Latyshev
    Sergey Latyshev
    +1
    12 September 2019 11: 51
    14 is not 14, but even a couple in court is worth it.
    It is strange that only Ukrainians are suing Gazprom. On the contrary, it is somehow not enough.

    Doesn't Gazprom need extra billions? Or do not shine?
    1. g1washntwn
      g1washntwn
      0
      12 September 2019 14: 30
      If the Western courts are forced to satisfy delusional Wishlist of Ukraine for political reasons, then all well-grounded claims of Russia are also politically politicized. Where to complain? To the Rothschild Thimble Union?
      1. Sergey Latyshev
        Sergey Latyshev
        +1
        12 September 2019 16: 11
        For 14 billion?
        Yes, for much less money, our patriotic oligarchs are passionately suing in London for% of industries, for example, Nornickel ....
        And nothing, London suits everyone ...
  4. BoBot Robot - Free Thinking Machine
    BoBot Robot - Free Thinking Machine
    +1
    12 September 2019 19: 36
    No, men, we are tying these scumbags, ENOUGH !!!!
  5. Sapsan136
    Sapsan136
    0
    13 September 2019 18: 20
    Let the Mazepovites from Karl-12 in hell require a salary ... It is time to completely stop trade with Ukraine and transit through Ukraine!