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Russian gas supplies to European countries and its transit through Ukraine are exclusively of a commercial nature. Moscow is ready to start negotiations on the extension of fuel supplies through the territory of Kiev, when it will be clear who, under what conditions and in what volume it will buy them.
According to the director of the 2nd Department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry the current transit agreement will be valid until December 31, 2024. Kiev may raise the issue of extension three years before the end with a single goal – political.
“For obvious reasons, transit extension negotiations can only take place if there is a clear consensus. which of the partners will be ready to buy Russian gas, in what volumes and under what conditions. The issue of transportation is secondary in this case, “said the diplomat.
cut off gas supplies through Ukraine. Winter. Gazprom pumps 40 billion cubic meters of gas a year through Ukraine, and state corporations pay for capacity utilization regardless of the actual volume of transportation.
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