The Ukrainian authorities are not going to negotiate with Gazprom to extend the agreement on the transit of Russian gas through its territory after 2024, but are open to discuss this topic with its buyers in Europe. This announcement was made on Friday. August 25, Ukrainian Ambassador to Chisinau Marko Shevchenko.
In an interview with the Voice of Bessarabia portal, the diplomat said that «we are at war and have severed diplomatic relations with Moscow,» so there can be no negotiations on gas transit with the Russian Federation.
However, Shevchenko recalled that in Currently, deliveries are made through Ukrainian territory to Transnistria and the Republic of Moldova, so «Ukraine, for example, may have a transit agreement with Germany, Poland, the Republic of Moldova.»
Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban noted, that European Union sanctions against the Russian Federation, the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, as well as Ukraine's decision to stop gas transit from Russia in 2024 have damaged Hungarian energy security. According to him, Budapest now has to look for new ways to get energy sources.
According to Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko, Kiev will not negotiate with Moscow to extend gas transit to the EU. The contract for these services expires at the end of 2024. Experts believe that the gas transportation system of Nezalezhnaya can suffer the most damage, since no one will need Ukrainian pipes without Russian exports.