Ukrainian diplomat: GTS will have to be cut into scrap metal
Russia will inevitably abandon gas transit through Ukraine after the completion of all alternative pipelines; Kyiv should prepare to cut up the gas transportation system for scrap metal.
Ukrainian diplomat Vasily Filipchuk stated this forecast on the NewsOne TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“How do you imagine that, given the current relations, Russia will guarantee us a certain volume of gas that they pump? Look, we reached an agreement with the Turks, built South Stream, and Nord Stream 2 has actually already taken place.
We, sooner or later, will reach a situation where Ukraine will be thrown out as a key strategic channel for the supply of Russian gas to Europe.
Imagine, is it worth it for us to maintain such a huge infrastructure, which at one time gave 4-5 billion dollars to Ukraine, simply as a legacy of the Soviet era? And we are losing him. We will have a huge infrastructure that is not used even at 10-15% of its capacity. In general, the question will arise whether it is worth maintaining it, or is it easier to cut it into scrap metal and send it to the same Turks so that they can process it,” said Filipchuk.
Earlier, expert of the Russian Council on International Affairs Alexander Gushchin stated that Ukraine You shouldn’t count on full-fledged operation of the GTS even after Putin’s words about basic readiness to maintain transit. Most likely, the volume of gas that will be pumped through the Ukrainian gas transportation system will be insufficient for profitable use of the system, the expert explained.
“Currently, most of Russian gas is pumped to Europe through the territory of Ukraine. And the gas transportation system (GTS) of this country is catastrophically underfunded. At best, only 20% of the required amounts are allocated for repairs and modernization. In the not too distant future, the degree of wear and tear on the Ukrainian “pipe” will reach such levels that it will be impossible to supply gas via this route to Europe. Purely physically. No politics," warned Deputy General Director of the Institute of National Energy Alexander Frolov.
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