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“Gazprom” commented on the statements of the Naftogaz management on gas transit in the period after 2024, TURAN reported.

“We have familiarized ourselves with the statement of Yuriy Vitrenko, Chairman of the Management Board of Naftogaz Ukrainy. Please note that no one offered Ukraine to buy Russian gas. The comment of Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprom, is addressed to our partners from the EU countries, primarily Germany,” the message of “Gazprom”.

It clarifies that “the talk is about the volumes of transit through Ukraine after 2024 in accordance with the new volumes of purchases of Russian gas by companies from the EU countries under new contracts. Andin this regard, we are also concerned about the decarbonization of the European Union’s economy.”

In a commentary, Miller expressed his readiness to continue transit through Ukraine if European buyers want to receive gas along this route (taking into account its price, competitiveness and environmental burden compared to other routes).

“The issues of new volumes of gas purchases from Russia for transit through the territory of Ukraine should be resolved on market conditions and at market prices. For the volume of new purchases of Russian gas along the Ukrainian route in total higher than the current transit obligations, Gazprom is even ready to increase the volume of transit through Ukraine,” added the head of the concern.

In turn, the head of Naftogaz Ukrainy, Vitrenko, saw in Gazprom’s comments about the prospects for continuing transit through Ukraine after 2024, an offer to buy gas from Russia and out of habit rejected it.