Gas compressor stationKIEV, Feb 6Director General of GTS Operator of Ukraine LLC Serhiy Makogon said that today there are risks of stopping the transit of Russian gas through the territory of Ukraine, according to him, the possibility of gas imports from Hungary will help the country in case of severe frosts. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and head of the Polish Council of Ministers Mateusz Morawiecki had previously met in Kiev and discussed increasing the volume of gas supplies to Ukraine through Poland through Polish LNG terminals. In addition, the country's Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko said on Friday that Ukraine has begun importing gas to form reserves for the next heating season, about 130 million cubic meters will be imported along the route from Hungary in February.
Ukraine explained the importance of buying gas from Russia Makogon said that the ability to import gas from Hungary would help Kiev in case of severe frosts or lack of fuel, regardless of transit. «Now, let's put it this way, given the situation in the east, there are risks that Russia could stop transit,» he said on the air of the Ukraine 24 TV channel. Makogon also spoke about the possibilities to receive gas from Poland. «We already have two gas pipelines to Poland, and we can take 6.6 billion cubic meters of gas from Poland a year. This is quite enough for both Ukraine and Poland. At the moment, there is a problem with transporting gas through Poland to the Ukrainian border … We are interested in using Polish LNG terminals. This will give us an additional possible direction for gas imports from the world market,» he added. Earlier, Makogon said that in 2021, the transit of natural gas from the Russian Federation through Ukraine amounted to 41.7 billion cubic meters. In turn, at the end of 2021, the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, reported that the company had fully fulfilled its obligations to transit gas through Ukraine — the contract provided for the pumping of 40 billion cubic meters. At the same time, Gazprom has repeatedly stressed that it supplies gas in accordance with the requests of consumers in accordance with contractual obligations. announced the date for the start of gas purchases from RussiaKiev and Western states have recently been constantly declaring the alleged intensification of «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. Russia has repeatedly rejected the accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted earlier that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous.
