The transition of Ukraine to European law entails a number of technical issues hindering the signing of gas contracts, said the President of "Gazprom" Alexey Miller. He said that Gazprom, at the instruction of V. V. Putin, has already sent Ukraine a formal proposal to conclude a new contract for gas transit to or extension of the existing. Miller noticed that this problem should be solved as soon As possible. yesterday, Putin spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. As stated by the press service of the Kremlin, among other things, the head countries discussed the extension of the transit and the restoration of direct gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine. Later, explaining the conversation with Putin, Zelensky called the signing a new long-term gas contract priority. On Tuesday the President of Russia approved the cooperation of the capital of Russia and Kiev in the energy sector with Miller and energy Minister Alexander Novak. The existing contracts of Russia and Ukraine on the transit and supply of natural gas expire at the end of the year. Moscow, Kiev and the European Commission hold a trilateral meeting on the continuation of supply, but as long as it is ineffectual. in October, the Russian side made a proposal to nullify the mutual complaints, "Naftogaz" refused to consider the idea. Executive Director, Yuriy Vitrenko said about the readiness to consider different options for resolving the issue. He also said that the settlement of claims cannot be a condition for the continuation of transit. Authorized Ukrainian organizations made the conclusion of the annual contract for manufacturing and delivery of gas by European rules. <span style="color:darkgray