Vladimir Dobrovolsky. Russia plans to abandon the gas flowing through Ukraine risking energy security of Europe and is unacceptable to the EU, said the Vice-President of the European Commission energosoiuz maro? ?ef?ovi?.
"If you look at the construction and proposals (construction - ed.) of gas pipelines, one of the goals is to make the Ukrainian transit system is not more relevant or stop deliveries through Ukraine completely. This would have very negative consequences for energy security in the European Union, because the Ukrainian transit is very important, It is the biggest, It is 140 billion cubic meters a year, " said Sefcovic on Wednesday correspondents.
He said that the gas transport system of the EU, the most in Central Europe, is fully compatible with the transit of gas through Ukraine.
"If the aim of these projects is gradually emptied of the Ukrainian transit route, This is simply unacceptable for the EU, because after all, It would change the gas balance in the EU, will put in a very difficult situation of the countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe ", - said Vice-President of the EC.
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