In "Naftogaz" announced plans "Gazprom" to stop transit through Ukraine
"Gazprom" began to officially inform the country about the stop transit through the territory of Ukraine from the beginning of 2020. About this said the Head of "Naftogaz" Andrey Kobelev in interview to RBC-Ukraine.
according to his statement, from 1 January 2020, the Ukrainian company will give the management of the gas transportation system of the country in the hands of an independent operator, who will need to sign a contract with Gazprom on transit of blue fuel.
The head of "Naftogaz" specified that " this process is moving extremely difficult."
"Or," Gazprom "signed a contract, and then the Question of the depreciation of the GTS will automatically disappear from our claim, Or, excuse me, but you will need to compensate for," said he.
KOBOLEV said that in the event of termination of gas transit Kiev ought in advance to stock up on fuel.
"To make it through this winter, we need to upload in the "subway" is 3 billion cubic meters of gas more than the amount that we're often put ", - explained the head of the organization.
The question of whether the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine is being discussed at the trilateral meetings with the participation of authorized Russia, Ukraine and the European Commission. The last one was held in Berlin in January. However, any agreements the parties have not reached. To continue the discussion is expected in may.
Moscow has many times said he does not want to completely stop transporting gas through Ukraine, But it must be economically viable. According to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the gas transit through the territory of the country will remain subject to certain conditions: that the normalization of relations between interested companies, profitable economic and commercial characteristics of the contract, and a stable political environment.