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Russian gas supplies through Ukraine will continue as long as relevant contracts are in force, as Moscow does not pursue the goal of suspending the supplies after commissioning the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of Economic Cooperation Director Dmitry Birichevsky said in an interview with Sputnik. “The …

The European Parliament suggests halting oil and gas purchases from Russia and disconnecting it from SWIFT in case of “invasion in Ukraine.” Such statements are contained in the final draft resolution on Russia posted by the European Parliament on Thursday. The European Parliament “underscores if such a military build-up were …

The German government is considering the possibility of establishing a mechanism which will allow shutting down the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline if Russia reduces gas transit through Ukraine, reported German newspaper WirtschaftsWoche citing sources. According to the newspaper, Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas are not considering the …

Ukrainian natural gas storage levels are currently 80% higher than the same period last year, state-run gas transmission operator Ukrtransgaz said on Tuesday. The company said that as of March 31 there were 15.9 billion cubic meters (Bcm) of natural gas in underground storage. This is one of the highest …

Poland will transport 6 to 8 billion cubic meters of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year to Ukraine in a deal that will help reduce Ukraine’s dependence on Russian gas. The deal should begin delivering the required natural gas in two to three years but much depends on the …

Under the terms of the deal. Russia is obligated to send 65bn cubic meters (bcm) of gas through Ukraine in 2020 and 40bcm of gas from 2021 to 2025.

Moscow and Kiev have signed a five-year contract on the Russian natural gas transit to Europe via the territory of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said.

The new agreement doesn'.t include direct supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine.

Gas relations with Ukraine is a challenging and sensitive topic.

In November. Gazprom sent Ukraine'.s Naftogaz an official proposal to extend the transit contract.