From 2019 Russia stops gas transit to the European Union through the territory of Ukraine, said the Minister for industrial reform, natural factors and energy Greece Panagiotis Lafazanis following the meeting With Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak and head of Gazprom Aleksey Miller. "Russia has agreed that After 2019 cuts off the supply of gas to the European Union through Ukraine. Then the supply of gas will go through the Northern and southern corridors. For southern corridor gas pipeline With the working title "Turkish" ) gas will go via Russia - Black sea - Turkey - border of Greece. It all serves the interests of Russia. We are ready to participate, "said Lafazanis, quoted by RIA" Novosti ". Previously the head of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn said that Kiev set a goal to increase the tariff for transit of gas by at least 30%. Prior to that, Vice-President of the EC in energosoiuz maro? ?ef?ovi? said that the European Commission does not doubt the reliability of gas supplies from Russia to the EU via Ukraine. Sefcovic on 14 January, said that the Russian party informed the EC about the intention to completely redirect the gas going into the European Union through Ukraine, a new pipeline to Turkey. On the same day the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller said that the project "South stream" is closed, for Europe there are no other options for removing the risks of transit through Ukraine, in addition to the new pipeline " Turkish ". 10px