Maria Knyazeva. The EU supports the uninterrupted transit of Russian gas Via Ukraine to the European Union, has no plans to insist on change of the bill on sanctions Ukraine against Russia, along with that considers possible compromise with Kiev that it is not obstructing the transit of gas, told reporters the source close to the EU leadership.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk have said before, that the government has approved the draft law on the introduction of relatively Russia 26 types of sanctions, including termination of transit of energy resources, and we are Glad to see it on August 12. Through Ukraine there is a transit pipeline, in which Russia supplies gas and oil to the European Union.
" We are not dictated Ukraine, what laws they ought to be. However, our commitment is to provide the security of energy supplies to the citizens of the European Union, " the source said, noting that Ukraine is a key transit country of energy resources to the EU.
The interlocutor correspondents did not exclude that has the ability to be a consensus on which a possible option in the Ukrainian law on sanctions, but applied it will not." Yes, there is such possibility ", - he said.
The company " Naftogaz of Ukraine said on the first day of the week that gas transportation through the territory of Ukraine the EU countries, Turkey and Moldova in case of introduction of penalties for transit resources of the Russian Federation have the opportunity to carry out the organization, do not fall under these measures.
Moscow has many times stated that talking with her tongue punishment inappropriate and unproductive. Russia also reiterated that is not a party to domestic conflict.
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