Europe is interested in Russian gas supplies, so a solution to expand transit through Ukraine to Europe will most likely be found. Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov stated this to journalists. Interfax.
“We believe that the European countries receiving gas today are interested in an extension, so it is likely that some decisions will be agreed to continue the transit,” he said.
According to him, the agreement could be extended with the participation of “other mediators.”
As the agency noted, Shulginov did not comment on the prospects for gas sales at the Russian-Ukrainian border.
Before that Bloomberg reportedIt is stated that the European Union is working on alternative ways to supply Russian gas to Europe, as it believes that the agreement between Russia and Ukraine, which expires at the end of 2024, will not be extended. According to one of the agency’s sources, one of the supply options after the expiration of the agreement may be for Russia to send gas to the Ukrainian border, and then the EU organization will transport the gas to Austria, Slovakia or the Czech Republic.
Previously European Commission announced about plans to phase out Russian gas by the end of the decade.