Ukraine Insists on Long-Term Gas Transit Deal With Russia - Prime Minister
Ukraine will not drop its demand for a long-term gas transit deal with Russia, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk said Wednesday as impasse continues in the 18-month talks on deliveries to Europe
KIEV (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th November, 2019) Ukraine will not drop its demand for a long-term gas transit deal with Russia, Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk said Wednesday as impasse continues in the 18-month talks on deliveries to Europe.
"There are two conditions that Ukraine stands by: first, doing it by the rules of the EU, and, second, making transit a long-term thing because it is a matter of security. The rest is up to the companies," he said at a press briefing.
Russian gas giant Gazprom offered last week inking a year-long deal with Ukraine's counterpart Naftogaz or extending the existing pact, which expires in January. The Ukrainian energy minister called both proposals unacceptable.