The Medvedchuk: Ukraine may deprive themselves of $3, 6 billion revenue from pumping gas transit
The adoption of the law on reform of the management of the Ukrainian GTS undermined the importance of Ukraine as a transit country, says the leader of the Public movement " Ukrainian choice " Viktor Medvedchuk.
He said that in accordance with the legislative act of the operator GTS will provide the company, 49% of its shares must belong to the organization from the European Union or the United States." However, in this case Russia may begin to build pipelines bypassing Ukraine, as it is interested only in those pipelines, the operation of which generates income, " the politician said.
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for reviews of Medvedchuk, the Europeans will not abandon direct gas supplies. He also added that the recent statements by the Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk about a possible stop the flow of gas transit to the EU via Ukraine, have the ability to push European partners to transition to a safe direct supplies
" So Ukraine will deprive yourself of $3, 6 billion of income (so much in the past year she has earned on the transit of gas), and none of these losses to reimburse will not be able. So the only effect of the adoption of the law will become an even greater increase of gas price for regular customers, " concluded the leader of the " Ukrainian choice ".
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