Sayda Compressor Station linking Czech and German pipeline systems. File photoSEUL Feb 13South Korea is actively considering facilitating gas supplies to Europe if such a need arises, but hopes that the situation in Ukraine will be resolved through diplomacy, the ROK Foreign Minister said. «Regarding Ukraine, the situation is developing in the wrong direction, and regarding support for sending natural gas to Europe, in terms of helping to supply gas to Europe, if there are any difficulties, we are actively considering this issue. I hope that the situation in Ukraine will be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue, «Jung Ui Yong said at a press conference following negotiations with American and Japanese counterparts. On February 12, the Foreign Ministers of South Korea, Japan and the United States held talks in Hawaii in Honolulu on February 12, where they discussed, among other things, the problem of the Korean Peninsula. Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States sent more than 20 gas tankers as an alternative to Russian fuel, and officials in Washington and Brussels are an urgent replacement for Moscow's exports in the event of the termination of the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine. According to the paper's sources, US President Joe Biden's administration officials have held video calls with officials around the world in an attempt to convince buyers in South Korea, Japan and other countries who have already paid for their shipments to let the US reroute them to Europe.
Peskov explained why Europe buys gas at a high price to redirect a certain volume of American-produced natural gas to Europe. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «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 bother anyone.
