RF on Ukraine Transiting Gas: There Is No Task to Stop

There is a gas transit contract between Ukraine and Russia until the end of 2024, and after that there will be new negotiations. Russia will continue to transit gas through Ukraine until the end of the contracts, there is no task to stop supplies. This stated Dmitry Birichevsky, Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, RIA Novosti reported. “For now, the contract is valid, and afterwards there will be negotiations between Gazprom and their partners in Ukraine. We do not have a task to suspend gas supplies through Ukraine. Russia has never used energy and its natural resources as an element of pressure or blackmail. Russian gas in certain regions of Europe, then this gas will reliably and predictably go to consumers, " he said. The Russian diplomat recalled that there are certain contractual obligations regarding gas transit through Ukraine. "And these supplies through Ukraine will continue as long as the relevant contracts are in force," added Birichevsky. Recall that according to the new transit contract, the Russian Federation must transport 40 billion cubic meters annually. meters of gas until 2025. Last year, less than 56 billion cubic meters of gas out of 65 billion was transported through Ukraine, but Gazprom paid for the entire contracted volume - $ 2.11 billion.