Russia responded to the statement Klimkin about the "gas war"
1st Deputy Chairman of the Department of the state Duma of the Russian Federation for energy Igor Ananskikh called a provocation and an attempt of political pressure the head the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel klimkina about the fact that the Russian Federation will try to start a " gas war ".
first Ukrainian media have published the message Klimkin, according to which Russia will try to build a new "gas war" after the expiration of consensus on transit pumping gas through Ukraine.
He said that Ukraine is " the attempt of political pressure on the Russian Federation during the upcoming Treaty."
"Russia has made a market offer Ukraine on the transit pumping gas, but Ukraine refuses and tries to translate it to the political plane. Although Russia has long said that we are ready to cooperate without political populism, " - said the Deputy.
Ukraine stopped buying gas from Russia in November 2015 and then did not use Russian fuel in preparation for the heating season by pumping into storage gas purchased on the reverse in the European Union.
The current contract for gas transit from Russia through Ukraine ends at the end of the year. Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission hold a trilateral dialogue on transit pumping gas after 2019.
The second round of trilateral consultations was held in January in Brussels. No specific agreements, as expected, was not reached, however, the EC has made the parties a proposal for a future Treaty, revealing to the wider public just some of its milestones. For reviews of the EC Treaty shall be concluded for a period of more than 10 years, and the volume to be attractive, and among them investors, who will be invited for modernization of the Ukrainian GTS. The next tripartite meeting is scheduled for may.