Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk asked in a persistent form of gradual further reduction in consumption by country gas from Russia and increase the reverse supplies from the EU.
"Require gradual reduction, to further reduce the portion of gas from Russia in the Ukrainian energy balance. As part of this technical specification is the maximum increase in the reverse pumping gas ", - said the Prime Minister.
He said that before Ukraine bought 95% of the gas in the Russian Federation, and 5% in the European Union." in the past year, 67% we buy in the European Union, and only 33% in Russia, " He said.
Yatseniuk also said that on the last working day of the week will hold dialogues about the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert fico on increased supplies of reverse gas." on the last working day of the week in Ukraine arrives Prime Minister fico and I with our Slovak friends also will conduct dialogues, they are currently one of the main suppliers of natural gas in reverse flow, and the Slovaks and poles and the member countries of the EU in relation to the increase of the reverse supply of gas to Ukraine ", - said the Prime Minister.
according to Naftogaz, Ukraine in 2014 increased gas imports from the EU in 2, 4 times, up to 5 billion cubic meters, and 1, 8 times reduced imports from Russia (25, 8 to 14, 5 billion cubic meters). As a result of these changes, the share of Russian exports in domestic consumption decreased to 34% in 2014.
gas from Russia in 2014 is not supplied Ukraine almost six months." Gazprom on June 16, translated "Naftogaz" on prepayment of debt, and only 9 December shipments were resumed. This was preceded by long conversations with the participation of the European Commission, the results of which Ukrainian Company repaid part of the debt for first gas from Russia and start to transfer funds in advance of new supply.
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