The transit of Russian gas through Ukraine is. The parties gave.

on this account a perfectly clear signal. More precisely, Kiev initially insisted on this.

Moscow also said that it would do well without the Ukrainian GTS. Everything has changed.

After a conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on.

this week. After the call, the chancellor announced that Berlin supported the idea.

preservation of gas transit through Ukraine. And then the vice-president of the European Commission Maros Shefovich and the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak phoned and.

agreed to hold personal consultations on the ways of delivery.

of "blue fuel" to Europe. Thus, the principal positions are indicated. It remains to agree.

about details. But here business can be dragged on for many months. The reason for this - greed.

Nezalezhnoy. Instead of an outstretched finger, she needed the whole hand. On Wednesday, 11.

April, the head of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, Igor Nasalik, said that Kiev would agree to.

Transit only under a contract for a volume of 40 billion cubic meters of gas per year, not less than. Gazprom earlier admitted that after 2019.

through the territory of Ukraine will be able to transport 10-15 billion cubic meters. In the opinion of.

Nasalik, this proposal is unacceptable, because Kiev is then not what is not.

will receive profits, and also invest their money in pumping gas to Europe.

Here the minister, of course, is cunning. Although, given that the GTS.

Ukraine needs a large-scale modernization, incomes in transportation of voiced.

Volumes will not be enough for Gazprom. According to the calculations of "Kommersant", a compromise figure.

is 25 billion cubic meters. In this case, Kiev will have enough transit money for repairs.

GTS. Volumes above this will already be borne by Ukraine. Note that the calculations.

these are true provided that Kiev agrees to a rate of $ 22 per thousand. cubic meters,.

which corresponds to the "Nord Stream-1". Now Ukraine.

receives $ 32.2 per thousand for pumping through its pipes. cubic meters, and in the future.

wants even more. This week a meeting of representatives.

"Naftogaz" and "Gazprom" on the extension of transit.

contract. It is clear that immediately they will not agree on anything. But then the case.

can drag on for a long time. The field for bargaining is very large.