The Verkhovna Rada appealed to the European Parliament, the EC and the countries of the European Union with a request to prevent the implementation of projects on construction of gas transit pipelines bypassing Ukraine, an appropriate message at the meeting on Tuesday supported 264 parliamentarian With the necessary minimum of 226 votes. As reported in the appeal of the Happy realization of projects on construction of gas transit pipelines bypassing Ukraine, as well as providing additional opportunities for Gazprom to increase the volume of pumping of gas through existing pipelines " is contrary to the strategy of energy security of the EU ", RIA " Novosti ". for reviews of people's choices, it also "threatens the energy security" of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe that depend on gas supplies from a single source. In the Ukrainian Parliament considered that the construction of gas pipelines bypassing Ukraine is politically motivated, " his goal is to promote the geopolitical goals of Russia to weaken Ukraine and the destabilization of the entire region."" The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine agitates the European Parliament, the European Commission, national parliaments and countries * European Union members not to violate the principle of solidarity and to prevent the implementation of politically motivated projects to build pipelines bypassing Ukraine, which is contrary to the energy strategy of the EU to diversify sources and jeopardizes energy security of the EU and Ukraine, " √ reported in the text of the statement. The MPs campaigning for European partners to support Ukraine in the implementation of the energy reforms, as well as to connect mutually the modernization and operation of Ukraine's gas transportation system to the greatest load. Gazprom plans to build two new offshore pipeline for deliveries to the European Union √ under the Baltic and Black seas. Thus the question remains about the conclusion with Ukraine of a new transit contract is expiring in 2019 and its parameters. As said, in June the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, in the case of a new contract Ukraine starting in 2020 will be able to count on the transit of 10-15 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia per year. The European Commission has consistently advocated the preservation of transit through Ukraine, in addition, at the end of October approved the expansion of the access of Gazprom to the Opal gas pipeline, which receives gas " Northern stream ". Sources said that the permission of the EC to the extended admission of Gazprom to the Opal pipeline will be valid until 2033. The print edition GLANCE, a detailed analysis of this decision of the European Commission.