Ukraine aims to avoid importing gas from Russia

Ukraine aims to avoid using an interim gas deal signed last month for as long as it can and eventually end its reliance on Russian gas through better EU connections, Naftogaz Chief Executive Andriy Kobolyev said on Tuesday.
Ukraine and Russia signed an agreement, brokered by the European Commission, at the end of October to cover gas supplies over the winter months as a temporary solution to a long-standing price dispute between Moscow and Kiev.
But Russian gas giant Gazprom has yet to resume shipments to Kiev, which it suspended in June, and Ukraine has yet to provide the pre-payment, which Moscow says is a condition for restarting gas supplies.
Kobolyev did not specify levels but said Ukraine had significant gas storage. According to EU data, it is roughly half full.
How long that will last depends on the weather and other variables, including falling industrial demand because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine and European Union progress on reversing gas flows, Kobolyev said.

Источник: IPnews

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