The volume of gas supplies to Ukraine from the EU to reverse decreased, Kiev associates it with the actions of Gazprom, told reporters the head of the Ukrainian energy Ministry Yuriy Prodan.

" Today there is a decrease in the volume of gas in reverse. We think this is caused by the actions of Gazprom. You heard those hazards that are addressed to European companies regarding the fact that the reverse is illegal, " said Sold.

" Today, on the reverse there is a possibility to place about 18 million cubic metres, is delivered only 7 million daily, " said the Minister, adding that the decrease began " presumably two weeks ago."

the head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin in early summer, said that Russia is ready to reduce gas supplies to the European Union in case Ukraine will be reverse. The head of Gazprom Alexei Miller soon confirmed that the holding may restrict supply in the European Union through the gas metering station, where will record the physical reverse gas to Ukraine. At the end of June, he said: as long as decisions on this issue there.

later, on 1 July, Putin explained that Moscow sees the artificiality of the reverse, according to which Ukraine, as if it receives gas from Europe but has not taken any action so as not to exacerbate the situation. Gas transit to the European Union via Ukraine, and so is under threat because of the termination of deliveries of the last Russian gas due to huge debts.

Miller said that European suppliers are able to provide a real physical reverse gas to Ukraine. According to him, we can talk about the annular reverse - pipes on the border Sokolovaya and gas from Russia chasing around. Thus it turns out that Naftogaz illegal disposes of Russian gas in the pipe, as his own. Miller has characterized this scheme as " polyaritony reverse ".

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