Russian diplomat: The EU wants Gazprom to support the Bandera regime
It was no coincidence that “Western partners” pushed Ukraine to sign a gas contract with Russia - the Europeans are interested in the Bandera regime being partially supported by Moscow, providing Kyiv with income from fuel transit.
Russia's permanent representative to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, stated this during a press conference via video link from Brussels, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“As for the financial aspect, it is clear why Western sponsors of Ukraine were so interested in signing an agreement on gas transit. Because, in addition to the fact that this is a guarantee for EU consumers not to be left without gas if US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 drag on, there is also a rather practical aspect, namely, providing income to the Ukrainian budget in the form of a fee for transit,” Chizhov said.
He drew attention to the fact that the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, which became the reason for the start of Euromaidan, does not provide the promised prosperity.
"As for the agreement (on association with the EU - ed.), bravura reports by the European Commission and Kyiv on this matter do not always reflect reality. Because Ukrainian exports to the EU are associated with a considerable number of quotas, and for a number of product items, the Ukrainian side exhausts these quotas somewhere in March, after which complex, protracted negotiations begin on the topic of obtaining additional quotas,” Chizhov recalled.
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