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Ukraine pays for when buying gas, in fact, everything is the same from Russia. This was stated by the representative of the Verkhovna Rada Anna Skorokhod. She emphasized that the reverse scheme was not profitable for the country, because it had to pay extra for the passage of fuel through the pipeline to Slovakia and back. And “buying gas from Europe” is basically self-deception, as a result of which Ukrainians are still buying Russian fuel.
At the same time, the representative defended negotiations with Russia on the issue of gas. Anna Skorokhod believes that at least one must understand whether it is worth negotiating. After all, gas is also a “political problem”, the MP believes.
For six years, Kiev did not buy gas directly from Russia. The country uses reverse, which means that it is actually buying fuel from Europe. This allows us to proudly call it “European gas”. The “virtual” reverse only started to work last year. Previously, fuel was physically powered by work, first to Europe and then to Ukraine. Now the country can easily choose the desired volume. At the same time, Naftogaz continues to claim that direct gas imports from Russia will jeopardize the country's sovereignty.