Yatsenyuk tried to convince Europe to answer the " gas blackmail " Russia

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that Russia's attempts to apply the " gas blackmail " by reducing the fuel supply in the European Union are required to obtain a decisive answer of the European brotherhood.
" The Prime Minister drew attention to the similarity of the positions of Ukraine and the European Commission in the negotiations for the supply of natural gas from Russia. Arseniy Yatsenyuk noticed that Russia's attempts to apply the so-called " gas blackmail " by reducing supply in the European Union are required to obtain a decisive General response of the European brotherhood ", - said the press service of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers on the results of the meeting Yatsenyuk with Austrian Chancellor Werner Fajmann, RIA " Novosti ". The head of Gazprom Alexey Miller, for his part, explained that the statements of European clients about non-delivery of gas relate only to additional volumes, and the contractual obligations of Gazprom fully complied with. When that customer orders in excess of contractual amounts of Gazprom to meet should not. Miller added that the Firm at the beginning of the cold winter actively pumping gas in the Russian UGS. After filling in Russian stores Gazprom will be able to meet the additional demand of European customers, he said. First on Wednesday, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert fico said that gas supplies from Russia in his country has been reduced by half. If nothing will change, he said that Slovakia will put this issue at the highest level of the European Union. While fico assured customers of gas in the country that store with gas in Slovakia 100%occupied, and in which case it will be possible to get gas in the reverse direction from the Czech Republic and Austria. September 29, Slovak recipient and distributor of Russian gas Firm Slovensky plynarensky priemysel - reported reduction in gas supplies from Russia through Ukraine by 10%. First Authorized Slovakia also reported about the non-delivery of Russian gas. In this case, as said the Minister of industry of the Republic Pavol Pavlis, the Slovak party has received explanations from Gazprom's failure to comply with requests for production and delivery of gas is of a technical nature. Additionally, on 8 September, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk promised that his government will be completely independent of gas from Russia through 5 years. According to him, Ukraine is greatly increased purchases of gas from the EU through Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, and due to this decreased purchases from Russia.

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