Kiev wants a new 10-year gas transit contract
Speaking at a briefing after a meeting of the Ukrainian government, Orgel said that at the upcoming tripartite consultations in Brussels on Thursday, in which the EU will participate in addition to Ukraine and Russia, Kiev will offer Moscow to conclude an 10-year contract for gas transit through Ukraine with a minimum pumping volume in 60 billion cubic meters of gas per year. At the same time, Russia will be given the opportunity to prescribe in the agreement the possibility of increasing pumping to 90 billion cubic meters of gas per year. According to him, the position of Ukraine is supported by the EU.
- the minister said.
Earlier, the executive director of Naftogaz of Ukraine Yuriy Vitrenko said that if Russia stops the transit of gas through Ukraine from 1 on January 2020, Ukraine will seek compensation in the amount of 11-14 billion dollars.
Meanwhile, Gazprom did not comment on the statement of Kiev. Recall that earlier Ukraine was invited to extend the current contract for a year. In turn, the Kremlin said that they did not expect concrete decisions after tripartite consultations.
- said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
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