News archive on the topic "Gas Transit"

Belarus will block the transit of Russian gas through its territory to the countries of the European Union if it feels a threat to its national security from the West. Ambassador of Belarus to Ukraine Igor Sokol stated this on the Nash TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Minsk against such steps. However, the Belarusian diplomat believes that cutting off the gas will force...

Vladimir Putin warned Alexander Lukashenko against repeating the actions of Ukraine, which previously blocked the transit of Russian gas to Europe. The Russian president stated this in an interview with state TV, commenting on the threats voiced the day before by the head of Belarus to block gas transit to the West in response to the closure of the border by Poland. “I spoke with Alexander Grigorievich twice recently, he didn’t tell me...

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced his readiness to provide Russia with a 50% discount on gas transit to Europe through Ukrainian territory. Economist Alexander Dudchak explained to PolitNavigator why such a step by Kyiv should be regarded as nothing other than “hybrid generosity.” “At first glance, Zelensky’s proposal is surprising - bargaining with the “aggressor”? But Kyiv will present this move as...

Britain is going to sell Ukraine a batch of surface-to-surface combat missiles in the near future. Political scientist Vladimir Kornilov stated this on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, citing publications in the Western press, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Today the main news in Britain is that London is waiting for Zelensky to visit in order to finally agree on the sale of Brimstone missiles to Ukraine...

The Hungarian Foreign Ministry summoned the Ukrainian Ambassador in Budapest for an explanation about Kyiv’s protests over the signed contract with Gazprom on fuel supplies bypassing Ukrainian territory. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, in turn, also announced a summons to the Hungarian ambassador. Both Russia and Ukraine assess the situation as a major failure of official Kyiv. Former Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Arbuzov believes that...

Russia is ready to extend the transit contract with Ukraine for three years, which is a consequence of the Normandy Four negotiations. Nikita Danyuk, deputy director of the Institute of Strategic Studies and Forecasts of the RUDN University, stated this on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Russia, by direct supply of gas, is depriving (income – editor’s note) the hucksters, speculators who supply reverse Russian gas to Ukraine.…

Ukraine cannot work against the interests of its strategic partners from Europe, therefore it will not stop the transit of Russian gas on its own initiative, but the Russian Federation itself can do this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This opinion was expressed by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Dmitry Kuleba in an interview with Euractiv. To the interviewer’s question that Energy Minister Alexey Orzhel...

Ukraine has “huge potential” to become one of the most important gas markets in the region, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Johannes Bauer, First Advisor and Head of the Operations Department of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, said this at the international conference “Oil and Gas Industry of Ukraine: Challenges and Opportunities”. “Ukraine is one of the key transit routes to the European Union and has a huge...

Ukraine must refuse any compromises proposed by Germany and Russia regarding the future of its gas transportation system and the construction of Nord Stream 2. Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Valeriy Chaly stated this on Channel 5, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to him, Ukraine could be deceived by offering to save some part of the volume from the transit of Russian gas to Europe, but...

Due to Kyiv’s unconstructive position, Russian gas pipelines bypassing Ukraine are becoming uncontested. Deputy General Director of the Institute of National Energy Alexander Frolov writes about this in Izvestia, noting that Gazprom is setting records for gas supplies to the EU and this year will most likely exceed the 200 billion cubic meter mark. “Given this volume, the capacity of all bypass gas pipelines (approximately 190 billion...

Kyiv should not expect that it can count on any acceptable results in the gas issue. Energy market expert Dmitry Marunich writes about this in his blog, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the expert, in the conditions of more profitable Nord Stream branches for Russia, Ukraine will no longer receive the volumes of gas needed for transit. "No acceptable for...

Due to the fact that Ukraine has declared itself part of the European energy community, it is not clear with whom it is now necessary to negotiate on gas transit to the EU. Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Company Alexander Medvedev stated this at a press conference in St. Petersburg. “Ukraine has loudly announced that it is part of the energy community, is moving to European legislation and says that...

The Ukrainian authorities did not look one step ahead and did not take seriously the threat of the emergence of natural gas pipelines bypassing Ukraine. Elena Dyachenko, director of the consulting company Party of Power, said this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The authorities did not look one step ahead, did not understand what the statements of the last four years would lead to, they did not see the threat...

European companies are well aware that alternative routes to Ukraine for the transit of Russian gas to the EU are necessary, writes Alexander Frolov, Deputy Director General of the Institute of National Energy, in Izvestia. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Currently, most of Russian gas is pumped to Europe through the territory of Ukraine,” the author reminds. – And the gas transportation system (GTS) of this country...