The EC will continue its efforts to ensure gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine
Maria Knyazeva. The European Commission (EC) will continue its efforts to achieve compromise between the Russian Federation and Ukraine to resume supplies of " blue fuel " from Russia to Ukraine, said the Vice-President of the European Commission Gunter Ettinger at a press conference on Wednesday.
Ettinger said Last news that it is unlikely this week will meet with the head of the Ministry of energy of Russia Alexander Novak to discuss gas issues. In light of the events in Ukraine it is not the main priority. It was expected that a bilateral meeting of Novak and Ettinger may give you the opportunity to find out the date of " trentalance " with Ukraine to discuss deliveries of " blue fuel ".
" in the coming weeks we will continue to make efforts to ensure achievement of the agreement between Russia and Ukraine on gas supplies, " said Oettinger correspondents.
Gazprom on June 16 after a long and fruitless negotiations - translated Ukraine for advance payment for gas because of its billions of dollars of debt, and now in the Ukrainian gas transportation system come from the Russian Federation only transit volumes of fuel to Europe.
Security of gas supply in the European Union in the winter due to the accumulation of stores of Ukraine 18-20 billion cubic meters of gas, was reported before, the press service of the European Commission. According to the comments of the head of the Directorate of European Commission on energy Dominique Ristori, Ukraine will be difficult to accumulate that amount without gas from Russia.
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