Kiev rejected the offer of Gazprom to conclude a new transit contract

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In anticipation of the winter and the expiration of the gas transit contract, Ukraine continues a rather risky maneuver in the hope of forcing Gazprom to sign a contract on unfavorable terms for it.

During the broadcast on ICTV, the Minister of Energy and Environment of Ukraine Oleksiy Orzhel stated that the proposals of the Russian company Gazprom to extend the existing or to conclude a new gas transit contract, which provides for the refusal of arbitration and the validity of which is only a year, unacceptable for Kiev.



At the same time, the minister said that compromises are possible if the contract is signed for a long period and the corresponding volumes.

In conclusion, the official noted that if gas transit continues without signing a contract, Ukraine will consider this as smuggling.

At the same time, Naftogaz’s executive director, Yuri Vitrenko, said that the discussion of Gazprom’s latest proposal would take place in a trilateral format, with the participation of Ukraine, Russia and the European Commission.

In conclusion, it can be stated that, despite the rapidly approaching completion of the existing contract, the signing of the new and its terms is still a big question.

Recall that in the event of a complete cessation of the transit of Russian gas, the Ukrainian gas transportation system turns into useless scrap metal.
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  1. g1washntwn
    g1washntwn
    +4
    19 November 2019 10: 39
    A conversation with Naftogaz is actually a conversation with a ghost and ventriloquism. With a high degree of probability, a scenario is expected when Kiev, under pressure from the EU, enters into a temporary contract, since it is not that it is not ready to work on euronorms; It is vital for Kiev to remain outside the euronorms in order to continue its farce. Next - illegal selections (outright theft of gas) begin, allegedly in repayment of the arbitration. The EU silently assent; Gazprom is forced to look at it silently. Do not want such a circus? There is no transit (and there is simply nowhere to take it for the remaining 1,5 months) - there is no problem, tighten the valve at the border.
  2. Mihail55
    Mihail55
    +2
    19 November 2019 11: 14
    Europe needs gas going through Ukraine ??? Let them ask Gazprom for an extension of a contract that is beneficial for our company! I don’t understand why it is necessary to persuade some kind of dumb ???